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Apple’s iPhone Design Chief Exits, Prompting Major Leadership Shake-Up

Apple is experiencing a major shift in its hardware engineering group due to the departure of Tang Tan, the company’s vice president of iPhone and Apple Watch product design. With…

How an ill-advised Facebook video almost cost Beats’ Dr. Dre his deal with Apple

A new book has revealed how a premature celebration from Dr. Dre cost him $200 million and almost torpedoed his agreement with Apple that would lead to the Cupertino company…

Growth in Spatial Audio listeners on Apple Music “exceeding expectations”

Since launching Spatial Audio and Lossless in June last year, Apple has kept on adding new tracks to its Apple Music catalogue that support both features. Eight months later, Apple’s…

Apple has ‘almost half’ of US headphone market

Apple is currently dominating the market in the United States for headphones. A poll by Statista found that during 2021, nearly 50% of US consumers of headphones owned either Apple’s…

Apple releases firmware update for Beats Studio Buds

Taking the natural next step after rolling out a new firmware version for AirPods 3 earlier in January, Apple has now done the same for the Beats Studio Buds that…

Apple performs well in wearables update, but Asian competitors growing

Apple is the clear frontrunner in the wearables market according to new reports. The company sold around 12.8 million units in the first quarter of 2019, according to IDC, which…

Siri drops some juicy hints about WWDC 2018

Siri is feeling chatty, and was more than happy to spill some information about Apple’s upcoming WWDC including rumors about a new HomePod and a Siri voice change. Asking Siri…

UK launch of Apple’s Back to School deal expected very soon

Earlier this month Apple has launched its high anticipated Back to School deal in the United States and Canada and it is set to launch in the UK any day….

New Ad Highlights Merits of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones

While Apple’s AirPods headphones might not reach retail until January, the company’s Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones recently arrived – and a new advert has just appeared for these cans….

Beats Solo3 and Pill+ to be Released in PRODUCT(RED) Color

Apple is set to release two of its Beats products, the Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones and Pill+ Portable Speaker, in “Citrus Red” as part of its partnership with the anti-AIDS…

Rose Gold Beats Solo2 and urBeats Headphones Now Available

Apple appears to be further rolling out rose gold for its products, having just released Beats Solo2 Wireless On-Ear Headphones and urBeats In-Ear Headphones in the recently introduced color. The…

REVIEW: Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

When Apple acquired Beats in August 2014, it got its hands on not only Beats Music, the now defunct technical predecessor of Apple Music, but also the line of Beats…

Beats’ Dre and Lovine Sued by Monster Man

Beats headphones founders Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine are facing legal action after being sued by a former collaborator. Noel Lee, the Monster founder whose firm were involved in launching…

Beats Streaming Service to Be Pre-Loaded onto All New iPhones?

The Financial Times have reported that the Beats streaming service will be added to all future iPhones and iPads. The Spotify rival will come pre-installed on all devices from the…

New Rules on Royalty Rates Could Hurt Beats Music, iTunes Radio

Beats Music and iTunes Radio, as well as other music streaming services, might take a hit from revised rules and regulations for music royalty rates. The U.S. Department of Justice…