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New Gadgets from Cobra

Cobra is launching two cool gadgets that work with apps including a key chain that finds your car...

Car Audio Shortages Expected July/August

Although the situation in Japan still changes hourly, a clearer picture is emerging on the disaster’s impact on...

No More T-Mobile

AT&T has purchased T-Mobile USA and plans to retire the T-Mobile name. The deal would make AT&T the...

Android Phones Get Free Traffic

The Google Maps Navigation app for Android devices now gives you free routing around traffic as well as...

DICE DUO Kit Ships for Many Car Makes

DICE’s Silverline Duo kit that lets you add both Sirius satellite radio and an iPod/iPhone to a factory...

Car-Gadget Standard Gets Boost

We may be getting closer to tightly linking phones and gadgets to the car’s audio system and steering...

Walmart, Best Buy Push Sales Tax for Amazon

By Bill Damsky The movement to force Amazon and other online retailers to pay sales taxes (and level...

OnStar Mirror Delayed ‘til End of June

The release of OnStar’s retail mirror has been delayed from April until the end of June, according to...

JVC’s Earthquake Update

Bill Turner vice president of JVC Mobile was travelling at the time we asked suppliers how they fared...

Amazon Faces Sales Tax Pressure

More states are trying to force Amazon and other online retailers to charge sales taxes as a result...

Close to Nuclear Site, Alpine Employees Safe

Although Alpine facilities are close to the hardest hit disaster area in Japan, the company reported no injuries...

Japan Tragedy May Impact Car Audio

Car audio supplies may see some disruption down the line due to the earthquake tragedy now racking Japan....

Put Your Old iPad in Back Seat

Cars.com is suggesting that owners of the original iPad consider this before placing it on eBay: it might...

WiFi Xoom and Galaxy Expected Soon

WiFi tablets are where the bulk of the market lies and where most retailers can jump in and...

iPad 2 Sells Out Quickly

The iPad 2 reportedly sold out after one day, to the shock of many industry members. About a...

12V Awareness Retail Campaign Set for 6/11

An industry group called True North is seeking to launch a unified awareness campaign to promote car audio...

Hawaii Anti-Car Alarm Bill Deferred

The Hawaii legislature missed a deadline to vote on the car alarm-killer bill HB 64 on Thursday night,...

Apple May Sell 600K iPad 2 at Launch

Apple’s iPad 2, which becomes available today, may see sales reach 600,000 units at launch, surpassing the original...

iPad 2: FaceTime in the Dash (WiFi Only)

Updated! The Apple iPad 2, which went on sale Friday, is now even more in-car friendly due to...

Amazon Tablet Could Challenge iPad

Forrester boldly asserts that the expected rash of new tablets won't really challenge the iPad. The BlackBerry PlayBook...