Being a self-proclaimed audio junkie, I pretty much jump at any chance to review new headphones. While many of the low to mid-range audio gear you find on the market is really just from the one or two manufacturers and then rebranded elsewhere, I enjoy the hunt for audio nirvana. As with many things in life, a simple price tag is a loose (and I admit, not exactly true) form of comparison between competing products. In headphones, once you start getting into the upper...
Right now Beats Audio hardware is just that — hardware. It is a niche product in one particular market. Just recently, however, an acquisition by HTC has paved the way for Beats to become more than just headphones, as Beats branded devices have special software woven into the core of the OS (Android) that gives the audio focus an even bigger bump. And now that HTC/Beats Audio have (apparently) purchased MOG, a popular streaming music service, the global domination is...
The rumors from yesterday which saw HTC’s new Beats Audio division doing a little acquiring of their own appears to be true. AllThingsD is reporting that the HTC-owned unit is in the final stages of hammering out a deal to acquire the music streaming business MOG. Since the actual deal hasn’t been officially closed, information regarding the final price Beats Audio will be paying for MOG isn’t yet available. What will be interesting (and potentially...
Fans of streaming music have no doubt heard a thing or two about how awesome European-born Spotify is, and the sad state of affairs that have prevented it from launching State side thus far. While Spotify’s U.S. debut is still an on again/off again news item, Last.fm has some big changes that will make you question why you ever waited for Spotify. In an interview between ElectricPig and Last.fm’s Matthew Hawn, VP of Product, it has been revealed that the music...
The U.S. launch of popular European music streaming service, Spotify, continues to inch closer as new reports from Reuters claim a deal with Universal is “close”. A release is said to be only “weeks away”, though we’ve heard such time frames numerous times before only to be let down time and time again. If Spotify can woo Universal, it will leave Warner Music Group — the last and 4th major music label in the U.S. — as the sole...
