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LeBron James Teases New Beats Pill That Could Hit The Stores On June 25: 'Oh, We Gotta Turn This Up!'
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 11:35pm | 566Read More...In a teaser posted on Monday, Beats by Dre, which was acquired by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 2014, has hinted at the launch of a new Beats Pill on June 25. What Happened: The teaser, shared by Beats by Dre’s official X, formerly Twitter, account, features Basketball legend LeBron James...
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NFL Virtual Reality Game Is Coming To Meta Quest, PlayStation VR: Can It Take On The Madden Franchise?
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 11:02am | 594Read More...The first-ever virtual reality NFL game is coming to market, the league announced Wednesday. What Happened: The NFL is partnering with StatusPro, a sports tech and video game company founded by former football players Andrew Hawkins and Troy Jones. “We keep the athlete first in...
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Recode: Tidal Has 'Much Less Less To Offer' Apple Than Beats Did
Friday, July 1, 2016 - 10:28am | 413Read More...The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is engaged in talks to acquire Jay Z's streaming music platform, Tidal. The report was also confirmed by Recode, which took a deep dive into a potential acquisition and what it would mean for the entire streaming music space. Related...
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Should Apple Music Be Afraid Of Spotify's New Hire?
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 11:11am | 266Read More...Spotify, the popular on-demand music streaming app, just hired Lady Gaga's former manager, Troy Carter. The question investors are now asking is if Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) should be worried, as the company struggles to gain market share in the rapidly growing and lucrative streaming music segment...
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Bloomberg: Apple Is Set To Introduce 'Sweeping Changes' To Its Music Streaming Service
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 9:31am | 269Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s streaming music customers appear to be unhappy with the streaming service, prompting the company to implement "sweeping changes," at least according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the product who asked not to be identified," reported that Apple...
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Beats Causes More Legal Trouble For Apple
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 8:23am | 323Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is back in the news with legal trouble, but this time it's the recently acquired Beats Electronics that is facing fines. The headphone manufacturing company is being sued by former partner Monster LLC, which claims that Beats’ co-owners Jimmy Iovine and...
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LeBron James' Off-Court Deal With Beats Reportedly Nets Him Over $30 Million
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 1:15pm | 515Read More...One of journalism's cardinal sins is “burying the lede,” the act of putting a key piece of headline-making information too far down in a story. Some financial writers are wondering if a recent ESPN posting deliberately buried the lede – when it nonchalantly dropped a big...
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Is Beats Developing Apple's Next Groundbreaking Device?
Sunday, June 1, 2014 - 10:45am | 477Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will pay $3 billion to acquire Beats Electronics this year. Many have wondered what Apple plans to do with a company that is mostly known for style and celebrities. Others have argued that Apple should have acquired Spotify instead. Before the official announcement was...
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Did Apple Just Spend $3 Billion On 'Mediocre' Headphones?
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 3:15pm | 609Read More...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...
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Apple Makes Monumental Beats Announcement
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 5:11pm | 440Read More...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...
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Will Spotify's 10 Million Subscribers Scare Off The Apple-Beats Deal?
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 12:18pm | 608Read More...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...
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Does Apple Plan To Record Its Own Music?
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 12:45pm | 196Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be looking to acquire Beats Electronics to build its own music recording business, an idea presented by Mashable. Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are both acclaimed producers that have worked with several top artists. Part of the acquisition may include contracts for Dre and...
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Is Beats Electronics Worth $3.2 Billion? Some Analysts Aren't Convinced
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 12:01pm | 773Read More...Various media sources reported on Thursday that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be interested in acquiring Beats Electronics, the popular headphone maker and music streaming distributor, for $3.2 billion. Beats Electronics was founded by rapper and hip-hop producer-turned-businessman Dr. Dre and...
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Could Better Sound Quality Save The Music Industry? (AAPL)
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 3:19pm | 445Read More...Since the advent of digital music in the early millennium, record labels, as well as online music services, have continually struggled to decide the quality of audio that should be offered to its users. Most, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes software, carry 16-bit audio files that are...
