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Apple may launch over-ear headphones following cuts to third-party audio products
The company has already removed audio products from Bose, Sonos, and Logitech
Saf Malik
October 7, 2020
Hard to beat: Powerbeats2 headphones available in bright Apple Watch colours
Fashionistas will be glad to hear the Powerbeats2 wireless earphones are now available in three new colours that match similarly colourful Apple Watches. You can grab the headphones in salmon red, lime green and baby blue. Apart from the colours, the specs match those of the existing wireless Powerbeats2 which come with Bluetooth connectivity and […]
Alex Yau
June 24, 2015
A third of your Beats are actually empty metal
A teardown by Medium has revealed that the Dr. Dre Beats headphones may not be so premium after all, if you hadn’t already figured it out. Any true audiophile will tell you that Dr. Dre Headphones are pretty awful. With a ridiculous bass-centric frequency response and muddy mid-range that fails to capture the nuances in […]
Thomas Wellburn
June 22, 2015
Bitter pill – Apple recalls Beats Pill XL Speakers over fire risk fears
Apple has announced a voluntary recall of 220,000 Beats Pill XL speakers following a report of one user claiming to have suffered burns from the device. The report, alongside eight other reports of overheating, has ignited fears that the battery pack of affected units may overheat and catch fire and the company is offering customers a £215 refund […]
Apps
June 4, 2015
Beats Music rebranding could happen soon
Music streaming service Beats Music may be being rebranded as “Apple Music” with a new music-driven social network. Apple Music will supposedly exclusive social network service not open to normal users. According to sources, the Apple Music feature is being dubbed a “deep social networking integration for artists.” The service will reportedly allow musicians to […]
Alex Yau
May 14, 2015
Apple to stop selling Bose products at its stores in effort to drive Beats sales
In case you missed it, Apple acquired premium headphones maker Beats Electronics earlier this year for an estimated $3 billion. In light of that buyout, Apple is now doing its utmost to further boost sales of the company’s audio headsets in its stores by slowly eliminating its rivals from its shelves. Bose is the first […]
Saqib Shah
October 13, 2014
Xiaomi beats Samsung to become the leading smartphone maker in China
In a battle on the scale of David versus Goliath, it turns out that Xiaomi, a smartphone manufacturer that has been in the business for a brief four years, has surpassed the tech giant that is Samsung in terms of smartphone sales in China. The news, reported by analyst firm Canalys, comes hot on the […]
Saqib Shah
August 5, 2014
Apple finally completes deal to purchase Beats Electronics for $3bn (UPDATE: The deal is officially closed)
This article was originally published on May 29th 2014. After news of a potential deal leaked last week (if you can call a drunken boast a ‘leak’), a deal has finally been completed by Apple for the acquisition of Beats Electronics. The Cupertino firm will pay $3bn for the company. As a part of the […]
Callum Tennent
August 1, 2014
Podcast: Will Apple buy Beats for $3.2bn? Huawei’s new flagship smartphone, Nintendo’s new consoles
On this week’s What Mobile podcast we discuss the rumours surrounding Apple’s reported acquisition of Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics, Huawei’s unveiling of its new flagship smartphone the Ascend P7 and Nintendo releasing new consoles exclusively in emerging markets.
Saqib Shah
May 9, 2014
Apple to purchase Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion
Update: Tyrese Gibson, or whoever manages his Facebook account, has removed the video supposedly hinting at Apple’s acquisition of Beats mentioned below. However, you can still watch the NSFW clip on Youtube. Just scroll down to the end of this article to see it. In what is reported to be its biggest acquisition to date, […]
Accessories
May 9, 2014
Flappy Bird beats Instagram and Minecraft as kids’ favourite app
It seems that the cult of Flappy bird also includes children. The impact of the hugely popular mobile game is shown in a study conducted by marketing firm SuperAwesome, which in March asked 881 British children between the ages of six and 18 what their favourite apps were. 80% of the children surveyed chose Flappy […]
Apps
March 28, 2014
Yahoo beats Facebook to the scoop with ‘News Digest’ aggregator app
For those of you in the UK still waiting on Facebook to launch its widely-publicised Paper app, which combines your Facebook feed with the news sources of your choice to make something a whole lot nicer to look at, Yahoo! has nipped in with Yahoo News Digest. The app is a news aggregator in essence, […]
Apps
February 25, 2014
Dr. Dre’s Beats brand releases Beats Music, its first ever app
The only thing surprising about the announcement of Beats Music is the timing. Rap icon Dr. Dre’s billion-dollar Beats brand has been as much a fashion statement as a tech powerhouse since its foundation in 2006, and the idea that it took the company so long to enter the streaming/app game is genuinely surprising. Beats […]
Apps
February 18, 2014
Sony beats PS4 sales target with over 5 million sales
Sony says sales of its PlayStation 4 game console topped 5.3 million units as of 8 February. Consequently, Sony beat its goal to sell more than 5 million units worldwide by March ahead of PS4’s long-awaited launch in Japan on Saturday. The game console was first launched in North America in mid-November followed by Europe, […]
Apps
February 18, 2014
Beats Music hitting Windows Phone this week
Beats Music is launching today on iOS and Android. A Windows Phone release? It’s just around the corner. Beats’ Ian Rogers has confirmed that a Windows Phone version of the app will launch on Friday, January 24th. As far as waiting periods go on Windows Phone apps, that’s not too bad. Until then you’ll have […]
Jamie Feltham
January 21, 2014
UK beats Europe on iPhone 5s prices
Currency conversion usually leaves the UK a little shortchanged. If you work our the American and European pricing of some products stacked up next to ours, we don’t usually fair so well. Not so with Apple’s iPhone 5s, though. Apparently the UK beats Europe on prices of the new smartphone. A report from MobileUnlocked ranks […]
Jamie Feltham
November 22, 2013
PS4 beats Xbox One to BBC iPlayer
Got your new Xbox One but still disappointed that BBC iPlayer isn’t quite ready to launch on the console yet? Should have waited for a PlayStation 4, as we’re hearing reports that the app icon is currently showing up on the PS4, alongside the likes of BBC Sport and IGN. There’s currently no Netflix or […]
Apps
November 22, 2013
Beats Music streaming service to launch on iOS, Android and Windows Phone?
With Beats prepping to launch its music streaming service on US soil ‘within the next few months‘, all eyes have turned to what platforms it could possibly be available on. According to the president and COO of the company, Luke Wood, it’ll be available on the Web, iOS and Android — although thespacelab.tv is now […]
Apps
October 15, 2013
I.C.Y.M.I. 001: Apple beats Coke, Nexus 5 specs and O2 4G hits 5s + 5c
In case you missed it, we’ve started a news catch up series by the name of I.C.Y.M.I. Not sure what that means? Cast your eyes back to the start of this very post for a clue. Or just Google it. Either way works for us. Covered today in our inaugural video is news of Apple […]
Jamie Feltham
September 30, 2013
HTC selling back its stake in Beats Electronics for $265 million
Did you know HTC had a 24.84 per cent stake in Beats Electronics? No? Well don’t worry, because they don’t have it anymore. The struggling Taiwanese company has announced that it will be selling back that sizeable share of Beats for as much as $265 million. It was just two years ago then the company […]
Jamie Feltham
September 27, 2013
Beats to split with HTC?
The runaway success that is headphone manufacturer Beats is reportedly looking to buyout HTC’s 25% stake in the company.
Alan O'Doherty
August 19, 2013
ElectroBeats by David Guetta app review
David Guetta is a globetrotting superstar DJ who’s also found time to produce artists like Rihanna, Madonna and the Black Eyed Peas. A man with clout, in other words.
Apps
December 29, 2010
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