Amy Gilroy

Amy Gilroy

Amy has been reporting on the consumer electronics industry since cellphones and compact disc players were first introduced. She's worked for numerous industry publications and was a senior editor at This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE) magazine for 15 years.

Tivizen Mobile DTV to Ship Aug/Sept

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If you want free TV with a crisp, clear picture for your portable device you may not have...

Microsoft Offers Kinect Bundle

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Microsoft Corp. announced a bundle for new 4G Xbox that includes a Kinect “full body controller” plus the...

Apple Sells 8.4M iPhones,iPad Already Past Early Adopter Phase

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Apple produced a stellar Q3, reporting iPhone unit sales up 61 percent and Mac units sales up 33...

iSuppli Ups iPad Forecast; ‘It’s the Software Stupid’

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Hours before Apple should announce its Q3 results, iSuppli has upped its estimates on sales of the iPad....

hhgregg all but Exits Car AV

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hhgregg has all but pulled out of the car audio category, as the 157-store Indianapolis chain continues its...

Best Buy Drops Lawsuit Against Ultimate

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Best Buy dropped a false advertising lawsuit against Ultimate Electronics filed in April. The Richfield-based chain dismissed the...

Sharp eReaders May Come to U.S. with Verizon

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Sharp demonstrated Tuesday two Apple look-a-like eReaders, including one large screen tablet model that resembles an iPad, and...

Kindle Sales Triple; Amazon’s eBooks Outsell Hardcovers

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Despite all the attention paid to Apple's iPad, the tablet sn’t is cheap, and Amazon's Kindle is successfully...

DICE, Aamp & Others Sued

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DICE, Aamp of America, PIE, USA Spec, and Vais Technology have been sued for patent infringement on iPod...

Mobile DTV Clears Hurdle

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Mobile DTV receivers are now free to go on sale, legally that is, as the FCC just gave...

Subaru Gets Autonet WiFi

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Subaru is the latest car maker to offer a WiFi hotspot from Autonet Mobile, which is lately infiltrating...

Apple Offers Free iPhone 4 Case; Refunds but No Apology

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Apple is offering a free case or a refund on the iPhone 4 to address what it calls...

iSimple Updates GateWay Package

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iSimple revealed it has sold 100,000 of its GateWay iPod/iPhone add-on car kits since 2007. The kits have...

Ford to Run HD Radio Ad Campaign

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The 2011 Ford Edge heading to dealers in fall will be the first car to include iTunes Tagging...

WikiReader at BJ’s for $69

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WikiReader, the pocket device loaded with Wikipedia information, landed its first retail placement at BJ’s Wholesale Club and...

Amazon Offering Car AV Promo

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Amazon has become increasingly competitive in car audio and is now offering an aggressive 45 percent discount on...

Mike Townsen Surfaces at Teac

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Industry veteran Michael Townsen who recently left Pioneer Electronics has resurfaced at Teac America where he is now...

Ford Improves Sync Voice

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Ford just announced voice recognition will be the Sync radio's primary user interface going forward. Let that “sink”...

Tablets to Steal 40% of Notebook Market

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The sources on this one get a bit fuzzy, but tablet PCs will impact 40 percent of global...

Apple To Discuss iPhone Problems/Senator Calls for Redress/Fix Identified

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Apple has heard the din of the of the blogosphere calling for a fix to the iPhone 4....