Apple Beats Deal

Apple buys Beats: It's paying less than $500 million for the streaming service

Apple is paying a little less than $500 for the Beats Music streaming service.

Why Apple's acquisition of Beats will make other music-streaming services nervous

Apple's $3 billion purchase of headphone maker and streaming music company Beats Electronics sheds light on a rarely recognised reality in the music-streaming industry: It's hard to succeed in the business without offering other products and services.

Apple buys Beats for $3 billion: 5 things to know about the deal

Apple CEO Tim Cook looked like he wanted to dance Wednesday as he discussed his company's $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics.

Apple's buyout of Beats Electronics is about technology and fashion

Beats Electronics' colourful, oversized headphones serve as a fashion accessory to cool kids riding the New York City subway, but as tech companies such as Apple, Samsung and others are discovering, wearable gadgets.

After deal with Apple, will Beats' Dr Dre be hip-hop's first billionaire?

Thanks to the deal both co-founders Iovine and Dr Dre will join Apple. The acquisition also means that Dr Dre is much closer to being hip-hop's first billionaire.

It's official: Apple will buy Beats Electronics for $3 billion

Apple Inc will buy Beats for about $3 billion and bring recording mogul Jimmy Iovine into its ranks, hoping to win points with the music industry.

Five possible reasons why Apple-Beats deal is delayed: Report

Apple's Beats deal about video content not just music, believes Steve Jobs' biographer

Beats founders Iovine and Dr Dre could get senior positions at Apple post deal

Beats co-founder and CEO Jimmy Iovine could be a key ingredient in Apple deal