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Sirius XM Inches Closer to Takeover, Karmazin May Go
Liberty Media said it has purchased another round of stock in Sirius XM and now owns a 49.7...
iPhone 5 Has New “Lightning” Dock
Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, which has been updated in every aspect, it claimed. The newest iPhone now...
Audiovox: Insurance Gadgets Will Help Car Audio Dealers
At the end of this month, Audiovox will ship the Car Connection gadget powered by Sprint that was...
Livio Lands First OEM Deal in Chevy Spark
General Motors announced its budget-priced Chevy Spark will offer TuneIn Radio Internet Radio next year. And Livio will...
MESA Chooses XS Power as New Partner
Car Audio buying/marketing group MESA, Mobile Electronics Specialists of America, named its newest vendor partner as XS Power,...
Furniture Store Takes Space in 2 Best Buys
A year ago Best Buy announced it would downsize current stores by leasing space in the store to...
Audiovox to Launch First Dyle Back Seat TV
Audiovox Electronics announced it will develop the first Dyle Mobile DTV rear seat system. (Mobile DTV is a...
iSimple Releases New Universal iPhone/iPad Kit
iSimple introduced the latest in its line of TranzIt universal car kits with the TranzIt BLU for iPhone...
Next iPhone to Actually Boost National GDP
When Apple introduces the next iPhone as expected on Wednesday, it should trigger a spending binge that will...
The First App Incubator for Cars
Have you ever dreamed up an app that might be great for car audio? If so, you may...
The Price of a Self-Driving Car Is….
Despite the remarkable progress Google has achieved in bringing self-driving cars to market, such cars, at present, would...
Hertz Intro’s First Budget Compact Amps; Audison Launches bit Tune
Elettromedia will ship this month its first Hertz budget priced compact car audio amplifiers. Hertz's Rob Wempe holds...
Alpha-Nav Ships Updated AV/Navigation Deck
Alpha-Nav Multimedia is now shipping the updated AN5650NV double DIN radio/navigation/DVD player. The device now displays iPod Album...
Amazon Launches New Tablets
Amazon bolstered its position in the tablet market Thursday, showing 3 new Kindle Fire HD tablets including two...
Apple Creating its Own Pandora-Like Service: WSJ
Apple is looking to create a Pandora-like music service, reports The Wall Street Journal. Like Pandora, the service...
First Head Unit from Wet Sounds
Wet Sounds, a maker of a marine hifi amps and speakers, is developing its first marine radio, which...
New Windows 8 Phone from Nokia
For car audio retailers who want to keep up with the latest phones, Nokia’s Lumia 920, announced Wednesday,...
New Motorola Droid Razr Family
Motorola Wednesday took the wraps off a new Razr HD, Razr HD Maxx, and Razr M, which all...
New Motorcycle Audio from MotoChello
New in motorcycle audio is an infotainment system from MotoChello that also allows communication between driver and passenger...
12 Volters Take Note: The Problem with Electronics Retailing
Retail as we know it is shifting so fast, The Wall Street Journal last week asked, “Is there...