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Apple buys Israel’s Prime Sense for $350 million

Posted on December 8, 2013

After 18 months of talks, Apple Inc confirmed that it has acquired Israel’s PrimeSense. PrimeSense’s gesture recognition hardware and software is embedded in Microsoft’s Kinect system used in Xbox 360 game consoles. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000896528

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Israeli intelligence inspires Apple

Posted on October 27, 2013

According to those in the know, the members of the IDF’s secret 8200 unit that set-up Any.Do were the inspiration for Apple’s latest iOS7 operating system. http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/9/4817146/taskmasters-how-israeli-intelligence-officers-helped-inspire-the-look-of-ios-7 http://www.iati.co.il/news-item/1464/%EF%BF%BDuseless%EF%BF%BD-technology-takes-center-stage-at-israel%EF%BF%BDs-geekcon

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Dip the apple in the honey – Technion style

Posted on August 25, 2013

A hi-tech crossbow fires a piece of apple at a balloon filled with honey, high above Israel Technion’s campus. The apple, thus coated with honey, is then caught by Technion President, Professor Peretz Lavie. What is their New Year message? … Continue reading →

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Israeli schoolchildren develop Apple apps

Posted on June 9, 2013

Apple Inc. will inaugurate the first entrepreneurship development center of its kind at the interdisciplinary arts and sciences Amal High School in Hadera next week. The students will develop iOS-based apps for iPads and iPhones. Sixty 9th and 10th grade … Continue reading →

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Golan Druze export apples to Syria

Posted on March 10, 2013

Israel will export 18,000 tons of apples grown by Druze farmers on the Golan Heights to Syria over the next three months. It benefits Israel, (keeps the price of the fruit stable); the Druze farmers (able to market their surplus); … Continue reading →

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Apple opens Ra’anana development center

Posted on February 17, 2013

The new Apple development center in the Ra’anana Industrial Zone will be the company’s third in Israel after it opened a development center in Haifa last year and acquired flash memory developer Anobit in Herzliya. Most new staff were previously … Continue reading →

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Two Israeli apps are among Apple’s “Best of 2012”

Posted on January 6, 2013

Two Israeli applications have made the Apple App Store’s Best of 2012 list. Any.Do allows users to manage a task list using voice commands or touchscreen technology. GroupShot allows group photos to be edited so that everyone looks their best. … Continue reading →

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TV on your Apple

Posted on August 26, 2012

Israel’s Siano has launched the Carmel – a miniature digital terrestrial TV accessory for receiving live TV stations on your iPhone or iPad. In Israel, UK and much of Europe you can pick up all the available free channels in … Continue reading →

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Apple runs Israel’s Waze traffic report software

Posted on June 17, 2012

Apple Inc has again adopted Israeli technology, this time deploying Israeli traffic report navigation app Waze Ltd. as a source for its iOS6 Maps operating system. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000756797&fid=1725 http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/13/social-gps-app-waze-is-one-of-apples-sources-for-ios-6-maps/

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And Apple wants to grow in Israel

Posted on May 6, 2012

Apple‘s new development centre in Haifa is looking for hi-tech engineers to expand its operations in Israel. The recent recruiting follows last month’s Apple’s advertisements for workers for Anobit, the Israeli flash memory start-up that Apple bought out in January. … Continue reading →

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