Tech
Upgrade Your Travel Tech for Less: iPad 9 + Beats Flex for Just $239.99
This sleek tech duo fits easily in your bag.
Beats Electronics
Business News
Beats Music to Shut Down This Month
Now that Apple Music is firmly in place, the Beats service is scheduled to fade out by end of month.
Business News
Apple Music Faces Antitrust Scrutiny
New York and Connecticut are investigating Apple's negotiations with music companies to look for signs of potential violations.
By Reuters
Business News
How to Watch Apple’s WWDC Event Today
Want all the details on Apple's new streaming music service? Tune in to the company's developers conference today.
By Jason Fell
Business News
Apple to Take on Spotify With $10 Monthly Streaming, Web Radio Programmed by Celeb DJs
The company will announce a new music streaming service at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Apple’s Beats Music Draws Antitrust Scrutiny Over Deals With Record Labels
The iPhone maker prepares to debut a new version of the Beats Music streaming service.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Monster Sues Apple’s Beats Over Alleged Fraud
Audio-equipment maker Monster, which helped create Beats by Dre headphones, says it was unfairly cut out before Beats was sold to Apple last year.
By Reuters
Thought Leaders
The 10 Entrepreneurs Who Defined 2014
Read about the business leaders who dominated headlines in 2014 and set the stage for the year ahead -- for better or for worse.
By Jason Ankeny
Business News
Come 2015, Apple Will Reportedly Bake Beats Music-Streaming Service Into iOS
The move would represent Apple's first attempt to capitalize on its $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics in May.
By Geoff Weiss
Tech
50 Cent Betting Heart-Monitoring Headphones Will Be a Hit
The rapper's headphone company, SMS Audio, is entering the white-hot wearables space alongside famed chip maker Intel.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Beats $3.2B Sale Proves It’s Great, But Not Necessarily at Headphones
Why did Apple really acquire the Dr. Dre-led company, which audiophiles argue develops inferior products?
By Chris Kocek
Building a Business
Was Apple’s Beats Acquisition Smart or Desperate?
The tech giant has always been known for its innovation, but its latest move is leading some to question whether it's losing its edge.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Apple Confirms $3 Billion Deal for Beats, Its Largest Acquisition Yet
Beats Electronics celebrity co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine will join the tech giant's ranks.
Tech
If Apple Buys Beats, What Else Will It Buy? Pretty Much Anything, Says Funny or Die.
"Folks," says an actor portraying Apple CEO Tim Cook in a new spoof by Funny or Die, "we got a lot of fun stuff we're gonna buy."
By Geoff Weiss