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Before the acquisition was official, it was easy to second-guess the rumor that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned to acquire Beats Electronics. Now that two entities have confirmed their intent to merge, investors will start to take a closer look at Apple's decisions. "Here, I will give some...

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...

Earlier this week, Spotify reported that the music streaming site had reached 10 million paying subscribers. The Swedish company also shared, in addition to the 10 million paying subscribers, Spotify has more than 40 million active users across 56 markets. Although the company isn't publicly...

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...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was expected to announce that it had acquired Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion this week, but that deal was reportedly put on hold. The unconfirmed merger is now expected to be announced during the week of May 19. That just happens to be the same week that Microsoft will...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be on the verge of its biggest acquisition yet, but is it the right move? Tech pundits, analysts and numerous others have been quick to share their opinions. And while rap mogul Dr. Dre seemed to confirm Apple's interest in Beats Electronics, the deal is still...

The Financial Times reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on the verge of acquiring Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Not long after that report hit the Web, the Los Angeles Times said that two independent sources confirmed that Apple and Beats had discussed a possible acquisition. This...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will reportedly buy Beats for $3.2 billion as early as next week according to the Financial Times. The big question is why? The answer, Re/Code said, comes in two-parts - headphones and streaming. For $3.2 billion, more than Apple has paid for any acquisition, the company...

Before video took over the Internet, consumers used the World Wide Web to search for, discover and eventually download new music. iTunes and Napster led to a revolution that completely changed the industry. Now a new era is coming, and it involves streaming music services like Spotify and Pandora...

Wes Anderson has seen success on multiple fronts with his newest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Not only did the movie have the highest-grossing opening weekend for a limited release in history, but it has also grossed more than $100 million globally -- by far the most of any of Anderson's films....

Last fall, Benzinga wrote about the deluge of streaming video players. Now it's time to tackle another area that has become bloated with too many options: streaming music. Ranging from straight radio to full on-demand services, the streaming music business is one of the most overcrowded...

Despite the fact that Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) new streaming Milk Music service, which the company launched Friday, is both free and ad-free, it hasn’t exactly set the tech world on fire. Part of the reason is that the space is already crowded. Consumers have their choice of any number of...

When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled details of its CarPlay on Monday, all the buzz was over what the new technology can do. On Tuesday, the buzz is over what CarPlay cannot do. iPhone users who are faithful Pandora subscribers are likely to be disappointed if they were hoping to be able to stream...