One of the big announcements to come out of the Worldwide Developer Conference a few weeks back is that Apple is launching a new streaming music service to compete with likes of Spotify and Pandora. The new service – dubbed Apple Music – is built on a platform that Apple acquired when it purchased Beats […]
Is Apple Reviving Ping for New Streaming Music Service?
It is no secret that Apple is prepping a new streaming music service to challenge the likes of Pandora and Spotify. After all, most analysts believe that was the whole reason the company spent $3 billion acquiring Beats last year in the first place. While Apple’s plans for the new service remain shrouded in mystery at this time, […]
Trent Reznor Plays Major Role in Apple Music Streaming Service
Late last year, we heard about Nine Inch Nails’s main guy, Trent Reznor, joining Apple. Back then, we didn’t know exactly what role he was going to play, but the veil has been lifted. Source Yesterday, The New York Times published a story about what Apple and Beats are busy with. While we all knew […]
Trent Reznor Adds Cred to Apple
Back when the Beats acquisition was the talk of the town, the names we mostly heard was “Dr. Dre” and “LeBron“. What was rather overlooked was the fact that Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails’s frontman, was Chief Creative Officer of Beats Electronics’ new music subscription service, Project Daisy. Source Now that things have somewhat settled […]
Is Apple’s New Music Streaming Really Up To the Challenge?
After what has seemed like a long wait, Apple has finally announced more details about its brand new music streaming service, which will be known as iTunes Radio. It is due to launch in the second half of 2013, and it was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in June this year, […]
Cook Talks to Beats: Sign That Apple Will “Go Bling”?
Not that we have not seen blinged out Apple devices in the past. Solid gold iPhone cases. Apple cases studded with diamonds. You name it, you’ve probably got it somewhere online or a gray market stall! When it comes to bling, though, Dr. Dre is no stranger to things. Admittedly, it might all be bling […]
Lala Shuts Down – What’s This Mean for Apple?
I’ve never listened to lala.com, but I know people who do. At the end of this month, they’re going to have to find another option for their streaming music needs. That’s because lala is closing up shop come May 31st. You might remember that back in March, Apple bought lala and no one knew what […]
