Beats

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to have closed Beats Music, the streaming music portion of Beats Electronics. The company has since denied this claim, but additional reports claim the Beats Music brand will be eliminated.  "The [Apple] brand is incredibly strong, so I was...

Is Normal the new normal for earphone manufacturing? If the company's unique concept takes off, it could spawn an entirely new subset within this growing industry. Unlike Beats Electronics and other one-size-fits-all manufacturers, Normal is a startup with one goal in mind: to produce custom...

FIFA World Cup advertisers have a problem. Although the World Cup is the single most popular sports event on the planet, it features a game in which there are few opportunities for commercials. Soccer is played in two 45-minute halves, mostly without a break. Second, soccer is global. The...

During the first week of June, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ruled the media with countless headlines. Last week, Apple took a backseat while Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) took center stage, thanks to their presentations at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Neither company...

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Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners joined Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep on Tuesday. Kass is a regular guest on various TV and media outlets and always eager to share his views. Jumping straight into it, Kass was asked his views on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) short- and long-term outlook....

May concluded with a bang after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) made a handful of big announcements. Apple, of course, confirmed that it will acquire Beats Electronics. Microsoft and Salesforce teamed up for Office integration....

Before the acquisition was official, it was easy to second-guess the rumor that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned to acquire Beats Electronics. Now that two entities have confirmed their intent to merge, investors will start to take a closer look at Apple's decisions. "Here, I will give some...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a stunning announcement Wednesday afternoon: the company confirmed reports that it planned to buy Beats Electronics. The $3 billion purchase price is a tad lower than expected, but it will still make Dr. Dre the world's richest hip-hop artist. "Music is such an...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) inked a deal to buy Beats for around $3 billion, a move that will help the tech company secure a place in the rapidly expanding music streaming space. Beats’ co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are expected to give Apple more clout in the music world and in turn ease...

It's official. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it will be buying Beats Electronics and Beats Music for $3 billion, making it the largest acquisition in the company’s history. Perhaps more important than the $3 billion price tag is the announcement that Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine will be...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still rumored to be interested in purchasing Beats Electronics. The deal was supposed to be announced a couple of weeks ago, but Apple has yet to confirm its intent to buy the company. On May 22, TechCrunch reported that the deal is likely to happen. A "well-placed...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was expected to announce that it had acquired Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion this week, but that deal was reportedly put on hold. The unconfirmed merger is now expected to be announced during the week of May 19. That just happens to be the same week that Microsoft will...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be on the verge of its biggest acquisition yet, but is it the right move? Tech pundits, analysts and numerous others have been quick to share their opinions. And while rap mogul Dr. Dre seemed to confirm Apple's interest in Beats Electronics, the deal is still...