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  Beats has announced its new Studio Buds pair with Active noise cancellation (ANC). The pair set to connect with one touch pairing for iOS and Android devices features voice assistance for either Siri or Google Assistant, but lacks the ability to play spatial audio in Apple Music.The pair are IPX4 splash resistant and offers 8 Hours with ANC enabled and 5 when you need to listen in on ambient background noises (Transparency mode) and a total 24Hours when recharged with the charging case  which has a USB C port. The pair are said to cost $150 and comes in three colors.  Source - beatsbydre

Although beats hasn't gone through any evolutionary changes since Apple's take over , the California tech giant worked to polish and fix problems that existed in with current Beats models and apparently they have now gone to the extent of recalling Beats Pill XL due to a risk of fire . According to US Consumer product safety "The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard." so users are advice to stop taking the Pill Dr dre came up in late 2013 .The product , which has sold over 233,000 units in total in the North American region (U.S and Canada) are now facing a recall conducted by Apple who are said to offer $325 as a electronic payment or app store credit .The original unit , which is sold at $299 is shelved as it is the only Beats product to suffer from this issue . If you have a Beats Pill XL outside the US , contact your nearest Apple center or give them a email , although there is no report on any fire , the chances of getting your room lit up are high so...

Apple has updated their Beats Solo 2 Wireless headphones in a attempt to match them with the rest of their product line . Beats ,a artistic audio product company  was acquired by Apple last year and the Solo 2 wireless headphone line was the first Apple - Beats product to launch after the deal was done , The original unit came in Red , black and white , but now Apple has expanded the lineup with three more colors which come in Apple's exclusive gold , silver and Space grey . The units , which  retail for $299 are said to work for 12 hours of continuous music playback with its built in battery and it is said to work upto a distance of 30 feet from the source of the music - your music player , iPhone , Laptop etc . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - 9to5Mac

via- Engadget Apple's latest $3.2Billion acquisition of beats has been all over the internet today , the move by Apple marks a special day for Dr.Dre as he becomes the first billionaire in hip hop . The Beats brand was previously acquired by HTC for a sum of $300 million 3 years ago, but after failing to ride the  swag/ /hype , the company dropped interest and was retaken by the good Dr.Dre .The new move by Apple probably hints at a rebirth of the iconic iPod brand which was once the cash cow of the California based company . The $3.2 Billion price for the company gives Dr.Dre something to celebrate about , and as Actor  Tyrese Gibson puts it " "Oh S*it, the Forbes list just changed.". Sources - SlashGear , Engadget

On August 11, 2011, HTC and Beats by Dr. Dre announced their “more than” partnership to create superior mobile audio experiences for consumers. HTC bought a 50% stake in the company which was later on, in July 2012, diminished to 25% after Beats bought back half of it. On August 19, 2013, we heard rumors that Beats might be considering buying back the rest (the remaining 25%), and, apparently, the rumors turned out to be true. $265 million is what Beats will pay to HTC for the remaining 25% and will put an end to the two-year partnership. HTC phones equipped with Beats Audio technology — among which, the most iconic, the HTC One — were often times subject to mixed reviews and polarizing feedback as far as the audio quality is concerned. Some believed the extra audio decoding and software enhancements that go with it delivered a superior audio experience, while others dismissed it as an “EQ-only”-solution.( PocketNow )

Headphone manufacturer Beats by Dre is looking to buy back the stake in the company held by HTC as it seeks a new partner willing to put some fresh cash in the business. Only a couple of months ago, market conditions forced the company to discard a $700 million debt offering that seemingly was a win-win for the company and its owners. It would have provided the company with a war chest of hundreds of millions of dollars for acquisitions and would have paid off the founders of the company (Jimmy Iovine and Dr.Dre) with a handsome dividend without forcing them to give up control of the company. But fears of rising interest rates and the company's low credit rating put a kibosh on the offering in June. Beats would like to buy out the 25% stake in the company owned by Taiwan based handset manufacturer HTC. Originally, when HTC purchased the investment, it started including a special pair of Beats earbuds in the box with its new Android flavored smartphones, a practice that HTC even...