Apple acquisition spree continues

	Apple buys Embark, yet another mapping app | Google positions itself against Apple with Nexus price cuts
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	Apple acquisition spree continues with AlgoTrim If there were some sort of rewards program for acquiring small tech companies, Apple would surely have racked up a ton of points by now. Cupertino's latest purchase is a Malmö, Sweden-based company called AlgoTrim; it specializes in data-compression algorithms that deal with images and video on mobile platforms. Read More WEBCAST: Dell VMware How to Transform IT into a Center of Business Innovation Although IT supports virtually every business process, many organizations are hard-pressed to take advantage of technology advances when they're trapped into spending most of the IT budget on maintenance instead of innovation. View Now In this Issue Apple buys Embark, yet another mapping app Google positions itself against Apple with Nexus price cuts Siri vs. Android: Watch the speech recognition showdown WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Future-Proofing Your Data Center Storage Learn how investing in increased flexibility and automation can provide additional agility for businesses to respond to new opportunities quickly. Learn more. Apple buys Embark, yet another mapping app Apple is reportedly acquiring mapping app developer Embark, in a move that could lend more real-time navigation features for public transit to Apple's own Maps app. Read More Google positions itself against Apple with Nexus price cuts Google has cut the price of the Nexus 4 in handful of countries including the U.K. and the U.S., where the smartphone now costs from $199. The aggressive drop signals Google wanting to preempt the arrival of a cheaper iPhone. Read More Siri vs. Android: Watch the speech recognition showdown Voice recognition is quickly moving from fancy feature to must-have technology in smartphones, and both Apple's iOS and Google's Android are happy to provide it. But which one has the better offering? In the video below, David Pogue of the New York Times pits them against each other in a head-to-head competition. Read More
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