Tag: beats
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WWDC: Drake Talks Apple Music Connect
Artists are now apparently becoming affiliated with music streaming, ever since a plethora of artists hopped on board with Jay-Z’s Tidal music service. Apple’s new Music Connect may not have attracted as many celebrities as Tidal for its launch recently at WWDC, but it did manage to get hold of one of the biggest, rap […]
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Apple Music Streaming Rumors Fly
Apple is set to release a streaming service for music, to rival Spotify, at some point during this year, allowing users to access tracks via the internet as opposed to downloading song files directly. For mobile devices with limited storage the system is a welcome addition, especially if you’re connected to the internet via wi-fi […]
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Monster Sues Beats Over Takeover Dispute
Monster, the original partner in the Beats by Dre headphone brand, are currently pursuing legal action against Beats Electronics and HTC, claiming that behind the scenes stock trading and other grey area financial dealings forced them out of the company prior to the sale of Beats to Apple. The accusations in the lawsuit, which can […]
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Apple reportedly planning to force rebranded Beats Music on all iPhones
The Financial Times released a report today, it suggested that Apple intends to have Beats Music make the leap from an optional App Store download to a pre-installed, permanent part of iOS. It could happen as early as March, although I doubt that it will carry the “Beats Music” branding. Rather I’d expect the music […]
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Apple Rumoured to Unite Beats Music with iTunes
With sales of music downloads on the decline, partly due to the rise in success of streaming services like Spotify, Apple is reportedly scheduling to unite Beats Music with iTunes in a hope to hinder the demise of Apple. One of the suspected reasons for Apples interest in the company was for their music streaming […]
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NFL Bans Players Wearing Beats by Dre While in Deal with Bose
Beats by Dre, the locker room’s headphones of choice have been banned from the NFL while the company is in a deal with Bose. The National Football League will prohibit its players from wearing non-sponsored ear gear during the partnership with audio tech manufacturer Bose on occasions including any public appearances for the NFL or […]
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Apple May Switch Headphone Jack With Lightning
Future Apple headphones could have Apple’s unique Lightning module instead of the traditional 3.5mm jack, a WWDC session has revealed. Robert Walsh detailed the inclusion of Lightning at the session, titled “Designing Accessories for iOS and OSX”. This connector, usually found on Apple products, would enable the headphones to plug in via the Lightning port […]
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An Apple a Day Acquires a Dr Dre – Apple Buys Beats for £1.88bn
Beats. A brand that everyone has heard of, co-founded by Dr Dre 6 years ago and a company now synonymous with high end high price headphones and audio equipment is in Apple’s sites as reported by The Financial Times. According to the FT, negotiations between Apple and Beats are in progress as Apple seeks to […]
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Beats Music Streaming Service Arriving in the US this January
Beats is encouraging U.S music fans to register usernames for the launch of its long awaited streaming service fronted by Trent Reznor.
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Beats Audio to drop HTC partnership?
Reports are coming in that HTC may be losing its partnership with Beats Audio as the Wall Street Journal reports that Beats Electronics is considering buying out HTC’s 25% stake in the firm as it looks to expand its options in the market. HTC bought into Beats with a cool $300 million and now Beats Electronics is […]
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Apple to launch ‘iRadio’ music streaming service later this year
Apple to take on Google, Spotify, Pandora and others this year
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HTC One vs the HTC One X
Has HTC improved on last year’s top notch One X?