With Beats, Jimmy Iovine — Not Facebook — Will Tell You What Music You Want

Curators, not your friends, know music better, according to the iconic music producer.
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Beats Electronics Grows Up With Executive Headphones

Beats Electronics looks to expand its user base with a pair of new noise-canceling headphones.
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Ten Lessons I Learned in My First Start-Up Job out of College

I’ve survived 12 months working at my first start-up job — and wow, what a learning experience it’s been.
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And Eazy-E Invented the iPod

Wonder how long it’ll be before I meet a kid who thinks Dr. Dre is “that guy that invented headphones”

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Skullcandy IPO? Check Your Head.

If anyone needs proof the tech sector has entered extra-frothy, double-latte territory, it’s best to look past the immense valuations discussed for Groupon or Facebook.

Exploring iStuff at CES With Mobilized (Video)

Apple may not have been in Vegas, but its legions of followers were. The maker of the Mac and iPhone prefers having the stage to itself, but an entire section of CES was devoted to iStuff. Mobilized toured the show floor and has a video report.

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Headphone Spat Pits Monster Against Upstart

Monster Cable Products has a well-known brand and a history of defending it aggressively in court. But its suit against a new rival to a high-profile line of headphones has some singular elements.

Zynga Drops the Beat With Dr. Dre in Mafia Wars

Zynga has formed a partnership with rapper Dr. Dre, who is using the social gaming phenomenon to promote his first album in more than a decade.

Everything Will Be Social–And That Includes Sweating

The prevailing opinion among tech entrepreneurs seems to be that everything, online and off, would be improved by a social component, and for some sectors, what it means to “get social” is quite obvious. But motivating people to be healthy and athletic is one of the most interesting and novel extensions of the digital social identity I’ve seen.

Wham! "Firewire" on WSJ.com's "Digits" Show: Here Comes the iPad, and When Will Twitter Make Money?

BoomTown’s plot to take over the world via honking big Skype headphones is working. Barron’s blogger Eric Savitz and I will be appearing weekly on Fridays on the WSJ.com’s “Digits” daily online tech show, in a segment called “Rapid Firewire.” This week’s topics: Apple, Google, Twitter and Radio Shack.

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