Apple/Beats deal said slowed by money, power, and respect

The Apple deal to acquire Beats, which was supposed to have happened weeks ago, has dragged out far too long. If a deal were to be made, we expect it … Continue reading

Fiat 500L Beats Edition puts Dr. Dre in your dash

If you thought you were cool because you had Beats headphones, think again; now you need a new set of car keys. Fiat has revealed the 500L Beats Edition, a … Continue reading

Beats Music Review

When you open Beats Music – after you’ve signed up or signed in – you’re not going to find a playlist of music you’ve listened to a thousand times before. … Continue reading

Beats Music powers up human-curated streaming Jan 21st

Beats Music, the much-anticipated Spotify rival from makers of the fashionable headphone brand, will launch on January 21st in the US, offering curated playlists delivered multiple times a day, ad-hoc … Continue reading

Beats Music streaming service opens up username reservations

If there’s one method for firing up interest in a service early that’s bound to work, it’s sending out an open invite for users to register their username early. That’s what the folks at Beats Music are doing this week with their upcoming streaming music service, readied for January of 2014, coming up today with […]

Chrysler 300s gets new Dr. Dre Beats system, design upgrades for 2014

Chrysler‘s top-of-the-line full-size luxury sedan is getting a fresh Dr. Dre treatment. The 2014 Chrysler 300s will be equipped with a new Dre-designed, Dre-approved BeatsAudio sound system. To demonstrate the boomin’, the Uconnect dashboard touchscreen system controls it all. The 2014 is also getting a design makeover. The BeatsAudio system is made up of 10 […]

Beats by Dr. Dre announces new Pill and Pill XL with NFC

Beats Electronics has announced a new, larger incarnation of the Beats Pill: the Pill XL. Measuring in at 13 inches long by 4 inches in diameter, the Pill XL will arrive in stores by early December, 2013. Both the original Pill and the Pill XL will also get some added features that should make for […]

Beats Music launch in “next few months” with curated playlist AI

Beats Music, the music streaming service to take on Spotify and Radio, will launch “within the next few months” the company has confirmed, following a more curated approach than rivals so as to rescue users overwhelmed by choice. “We’re going to focus really heavily on playlists,” Beats president Luke Wood told The Next Web, “because […]

HTC boots Beats in final share sell-off

HTC has sold its final 25-percent stake in Beats Electronics, cutting remaining ties with the headphones and audio company and making a little extra cash in the process over its initial investment. The deal sees HTC sell its last shares for $265m to Beats, as the audio firm takes sole control of its business, and […]

HTC Beats partnership reportedly being dissolved

HTC and Beats Audio have had a loving relationship for a while now, but it seems the premium headphone company wants out of the deal after hardly seeing any positive results from the partnership. The partnership involves a 25% HTC stake in Beats, but the audio company is reportedly wanting to buy the stake back. […]