Rumors Finally Confirmed as Apple Acquires 3D Sensor Company PrimeSense

The Israel-based 3D sensor company PrimeSense has finally been acquired by Apple Inc. (AAPL), confirming the barrage of rumors floating on the internet about the acquisition. Some of the rumors stated that PrimeSense denied Apple’s initial offers for an acquisition, but it has now been revealed that the company has been officially bought for an unconfirmed price which lies between $340-365 million.

Apple is known for acquiring small companies which enable it to add innovative features to its new generations of smartphones and tablets. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s previous acquisitions were of companies called Cue, which provides a personal assistant app of the same name, and AlgoTrim, a company which specialized in compression technology to assist mobile devices to code images. And in order to incorporate the TouchID interface in the iPhone 5s, Apple purchased AuthenTec, the company responsible for the innovative feature on Apple’s new flagship smartphone.

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Apple (AAPL) Seeks Fresh Ban on Samsung Products

Apple (AAPL) yesterday renewed its request for a ban on the sale of Samsung's (SSNLF) products in the US. The fresh bid claims that Samsung’s newer offerings are very similar to previous ones, which were previously found to be in violation of several technologies patented by Apple.

The Cupertino-based company asked US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose to ban the sale of more than 20 of Samsung’s smartphones and tablets, including the Galaxy S 4G and the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which it says continues to infringe on Apple's patents. Koh had rejected Apple's request for an outright ban on sales, but a federal appeals Court’s ruling on November 18 in favor of Apple allowed the company to pursue an injunction on some of its rival's products.

In its fresh bid Apple has alleged that it needs to protect itself from future infringements: “Because Samsung frequently brings new products to market, an injunction is important to providing Apple the relief it needs to combat any future infringement by Samsung through products not more than colorably different from those already found to infringe.”

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Has Apple Gone Sour With the 5c?

September is fast becoming an exciting month for tech geeks around the world. This year, Samsung (SSNLF) introduced the latest additions to its Galaxy line of smartphones and phablets, and the world’s first-ever smartwatch in the first week of the month; but it was Apple Inc. (AAPL) that had everybody’s attention with the much-hyped launch of its iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s on September 10. The iPhone 5s was launched as a continuation of its premium priced iPhone line, while the iPhone 5c was introduced as a device for consumers in emerging markets.

Even though Apple failed to impress critics with its two new products, the launch was a major first step in the tech giant’s evolving business strategy. Having realized that it can no longer ignore emerging markets and the threat from cheaper competition, Apple introduced two products for the first time in its history. Read more.