GigaomHTC is selling back its shares in Beats Audio for $265M
After a month of speculation, Beats has finally severed ties with HTC and bought back its own stock. HTC loses the Beats Audio technology but gains some needed cash. Read more »
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After a month of speculation, Beats has finally severed ties with HTC and bought back its own stock. HTC loses the Beats Audio technology but gains some needed cash. Read more »
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After I wrote my recent article about Bluetooth integration with car audio, Ford contacted me about the Microsoft SYNC system. I took it for a test drive (literally). A new Ford… Read more »
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