Last Tech post for 2017: Apple buys Shazam

In our final Tech post for 2017, Apple has confirmed rumors that they have acquired the music tagging Shazam. The app was one of the first apps on the App Store and was very popular, with letting people find out what song they were listening to. The company was purchased by Apple for about $AU531 million. Note that this figure was not reported by Apple but by TechCrunch a Technology news website.

For more information see this ABC News article.

Shazam's Logo Image from (itunes.apple.com/gr/app/shazam-encore/id337288863?mt=8
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