Apple Acquires SnappyLabs
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) has announced SnappyLabs as its first acquisition in 2014, continuing a trend the company has established as an effort to continue innovations. Apple acquired 11 companies in 2013, which included specializations in mapping, motion-sensing, and social media analytics, among others. The purchase price was not disclosed and the company has declined to comment on the purchase. SnappyLabs, the company of the SnappyCam app, developed the $1.00 app as a way for users to take many photos in rapid succession in high-resolution. Smartphone-makers like Apple and other are all continuing to use a lot of resources to improve the quality and usability of the camera in its smartphones, which has become an important selling point for many users. Nokia, which has dominated the space for advanced smartphone cameras, launched the 1020 smartphone last year, capable of taking pictures at 41 megapixels.
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