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News What wasn't included in the announcement was the rumoured Beatles catalogue at iTunes. No agreement between Apple and Apple Corps, the company that represents the Beatles, has been reached. There was... [10 Sep 2009]
Apple's iPhone wins rights to sell readymade ringtones in iTunes
News The fact Apple has scheduled the event for a Wednesday, instead of the company's preference to make announcements on Tuesdays, there is speculation that there could finally be an announcement that a Beatles catalogue is... [03 Sep 2009]
New Apple launch coming next week
News Because the date is a Wednesday, as opposed to Apple's traditional preference for events on Tuesdays, it's possible there could finally be an announcement regarding a Beatles catalogue coming to iTunes. [01 Sep 2009]
Photos: Touring the world Second Life style
Photo 1961 saw the Beatles first take to the stage at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Second Life users can now take a tour of the area made famous by The Beatles in the 1960s and visit the Cavern Club to listen to... [28 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 05.12.08
Round-Up The research says two-thirds of Brits have no idea if they have any rare gems among their record collection - such as The Beatles White Album with a black inner sleeve (worth up to £1,200) or The Sex Pistols Never Mind... [05 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.10.08
Round-Up Songs could include The Beatles classic 'Drive My Car' to cover his well-known 1970s speeding indiscretion, moving on to 'When I'm Cleaning [up with] Windows' for his later exploits. As it surveys the scene outside... [24 Oct 2008]
BBC readies music downloads service
News And of course back in 1994, a massive collection of The Beatles' If nothing else, it'll allow smaller bands to release their BBC sessions without becoming the next Beatles or Led Zeppelin - another band... [05 Sep 2008]
Pump-and-dump MP3 email spam warning
News The email attachment filename varies from something personal such as "weddingsong.mp3" or a particular music artist such as "bspears.mp3" or "beatles.mp3". The MP3 attachments, which range from around 85KB to 147KB in... [19 Oct 2007]
Steve Jobs and Beatles make trademark peace
News Apple Inc has reached an agreement with Apple Corps, the record label started by The Beatles in 1968, concerning the use of the name "Apple" and related logos. In a statement, Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs said "we love The... [05 Feb 2007]
The Yearly Round-Up 2006
Round-Up Paul McCartney had five, The Beatles had four, Band Aid, Cliff Richard and the Spice Girls each had three, Queen had two, Mr Blobby, Bob the Builder and Robbie Williams had one but Take That has never had one.yet. [21 Dec 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.05.06
Round-Up As the Round-Up is sure many of you are aware, the problem started when the BBC asked a veteran IT journo and blogger by the name of Guy Kewney to come in and be a talking head about the Apple verdict - which found in favour of the... [19 May 2006]
Leader: Think big, not different
Leader Apple has won the latest round in its ongoing legal battle with Beatles record label Apple Corps over use of their shared logo. We have always loved The Beatles and hopefully we can now work together to... [08 May 2006]
Apple wins court battle with Beatles' record label
News Apple Computer has triumphed in its latest court battle with The Beatles' record label, Apple Corps, over the use of its famous logo. Today the High Court in London ruled that Apple Computer was not liable for trademark... [08 May 2006]
Apple v Apple: Hefty settlement on the cards?
News As the two Apples - the Beatles' record label and the maker of iPods - head to court today, the question in most people's minds is not 'will they settle? Along with damages, possible outcomes could include Apple Computer... [29 Mar 2006]
Apple v Apple back in court again
News It's the third time the iPod-maker will face off against the company which owns the rights to the Beatles' songs - this time to determine whether the iTunes Music Store violates a previous settlement from 1991. [28 Mar 2006]
