MacNN | Beatles News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Beatles, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Harmonix confirms Beatles: Rock Band gear http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/16/beatles.rock.band.bundle/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/beatlesrockband.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Harmonix on Thursday confirmed full details of its hardware bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band. As hinted at earlier this week, the Limited Edition Premium Bundle will have a guitar controller resembling the Hofner Bass used by Paul McCartney as well as a pearl finish, Rock Band equivalent to Ringo Starr's Ludwig drum set. A microphone and a matching stand will also be part of the package as well... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/16/beatles.rock.band.bundle/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMT Beatles remasters due September; prelude to digital? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/07/beatles.remastered.cds/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/beatlesremasteredcd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Beatles on Tuesday confirmed plans to launch remastered CD versions of their catalog in time with their first digital-only video game release through the Rock Band series. The reworkings are claimed to be the best quality since the originals and each include a QuickTime video documentary about the making of their given albums. A separate collection will include the original mono mixes where ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/07/beatles.remastered.cds/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:45:00 GMT Rock Band beats iTunes to Beatles tracks http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/30/rock.band.gets.beatles/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/rubbersoul.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Beatles are allegedly making their first stride into digital licensing, according to inside information obtained by The Wall Street Journal, which says Apple Corps is considering releasing tracks for Rock Band. Apple Corps has been notorious for keeping the prized, history-making albums away from digital formats, most famously in response to repeated conflicts with Apple Inc, over the usage of... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/30/rock.band.gets.beatles/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT New UK, Montreal stores show Apple's retail strength http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/liverpool.apple.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/ukapplestore.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several new Apple Stores are set to open their doors Saturday, including one in Liverpool, England. Housed in the redeveloped Liverpool One Complex, the new store is Apple's 16th in the UK. The company is also opening stores in Montreal, Glendale, Arizona, and Charleston, South Carolina.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/liverpool.apple.store/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT Beatles reaching Guitar Hero before iTunes? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/23/beatles.guitar.hero.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/rubbersoul.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Beatles are close to securing a deal that would see their first digital music releases through music games rather than direct downloads from iTunes or or similar stores, says the Financial Times. The UK business paper claims sources who say that the pop rock group may have deals "in a matter of weeks" that bring songs to Guitar Hero maker Activision as well as to Rock Band co-creator MTV Game... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/23/beatles.guitar.hero.rumor/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT Apple, labels deny Beatles deal reached http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/10/apple.and.emi.deny.beatles/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/beatlesforsale.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The parties involved in the allegedly close Beatles deal for iTunes have all denied its taking place, according to news from Billboard. The music chart makers warn that Apple Inc. has flatly denied the rumors as "unsubstantiated speculation," while the Beatles' own label Apple Corps as well as its parent company EMI have both refused comment on the matter, seemingly putting an end to claims by Br... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/10/apple.and.emi.deny.beatles/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:45:00 GMT Beatles on iTunes by end of the year? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/10/beatles.on.itunes.in.2008/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/paulmccartney.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Beatles' back catalog should finally appear in digital form by the end of the year, claims a British tabloid. The deal will reportedly see the music come to the iTunes Store, with albums including the likes of Help!, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and possibly more. The deal is said to worth as much as £200 ($402.5) million, and has allegedly been sanctioned by lead Beatle Paul McCart... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/10/beatles.on.itunes.in.2008/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:10:00 GMT Forbes on Macworld keynote expectations http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/13/forbes.on.macworld.keynote/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/3-steve-jobs.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A fair number of new devices and other offerings may be announced at next month's Macworld Expo, says Forbes. The magazine notes that while Apple followers can sometimes have fantastic expectations for the keynotes delivered by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, some of the products they previously speculated about may finally materialize. Among these is a sub-notebook, which is rumored to have a 12- to 13-i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/13/forbes.on.macworld.keynote/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:25:00 GMT