| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/9711063387_e7bd4832a8_b.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jordan Crook | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/beats-apple.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington Apple has indeed purchased Beats, which includes both Beats Audio hardware and Beats Music, the streaming radio service that was founded by rapper Dr. Dre and... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/trends-title.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/eric_schmidt__sergey_brin_and_larry_page___flickr_-_photo_sharing_.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-29-at-9-53-50-am.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas The nascent market for 360-degree cameras is getting more crowded. Meet Giroptic, which joins the likes of Bublcam, Centr Cam and Panono in building hardware to... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/nest-google.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ryan Lawler We here in the tech press have gotten used to categorizing new, interesting products that are getting smart and connected under the umbrella term "Internet of... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/bowazw8iyaakerc-jpg-large.jpeg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington Apple became something more with the Beats acquisition today – a multi-mobile platform developer at least for the time being. The company will continue to... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-2-42-05-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | In this episode of Cribs, we stopped by Twitch, the San Francisco-based startup that’s created a massively... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10364903/518245125_c_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Forget everything you thought you knew about the Microsoft Surface tablet, as the latest generation of the Windows-powered... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-25-at-4-10-16-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | To listen to Guy Goldstein, the CEO of Check (formerly Pageonce), tell the story, you’d think he never... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |