Apple Has Acquired Tech, Talent of Now-Defunct Streaming Service Omnifone
Ominfone, born more than ten years ago in the UK, was in the business of building streaming music services for the likes of Blackberry, Sony, and HP. It was one of the first companies to launch an unlimited streaming service and among the first to fail. Now, according to a new report from TechCrunch, Apple […]
Apple May Help Beats Improve Future Headphone Designs
Following reports of Apple making a $3.2 billion acquisition offer to Beats Electronics last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that both co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine would join Apple in ‘senior’ positions should the deal go through successfully. Today, a Bloomberg article highlights how Iovine’s close ties with Steve Jobs could be the key to...
How Apple Could Incorporate Catch’s Note-Taking Capabilities
Catch, which operated a web-based note taking service and an iOS and Android app called Catch Notes, shut its doors in August of 2013 following an acquisition by Apple that was revealed this morning. The app was designed for note taking, allowing users to capture ideas, save images, write notes, and record voice notes. The...