Apple Acquires Photo Startup SnappyLabs - Mashable

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By Sam Laird2014-01-05 21:52:09 UTC

Apple has acquired SnappyLabs, a one-man Australian startup behind the popular high-tech photo app SnappyCam.

The SnappyCam app, which is no longer available in the App Store, let iPhone users capture full-resolution images at up to 30 frames per second, take photographs in a range of aspect ratios and zoom in up to six times on photo subjects.

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John Papandriopoulos founded and developed the app, which became popular for how it augments the iPhone's built-in camera.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and SnappyLabs' website is currently down. The acquisition was first reported by TechCrunch, and later confirmed to Recode.

So can we look forward to some of SnappyCam's cool features in the next-generation iPhone? Shooting at dozens of frames per second, zoom capability and added aspect ratios, perhaps?

In a statement to Recode, Apple was mum on the motivations behind its new purchase.

"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," a company spokesperson said.

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Topics: apple, Apps and Software, Business, Startups, Tech

06 Jan, 2014

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