Giga Omni Media network has just acquired TheAppleBlog, as reported by Om Malik himself on the GigaOm blog. Started in 2004, TheAppleBlog is now the seventh member of GigaOm’s blog roster.

Quoting Om Malik:

I had always wanted to start an Apple-related blog — one that was more analytical, did more in-depth reviews and at the same time focused on helping the new switchers to Mac and iPhone platforms, making suggestions on tools and applications. What we didn’t want to do was compete with the existing blogs, especially ones that do a great job of breaking and aggregating news — sites such as the AppleInsider, MacNN, TUAW, and the MacDailyNews.

Congrats to GigaOm for this prized acquisition.