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hhgregg all but Exits Car AV
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
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
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
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
DICE, Aamp of America, PIE, USA Spec, and Vais Technology have been sued for patent infringement on iPod...
Mobile DTV Clears Hurdle
Mobile DTV receivers are now free to go on sale, legally that is, as the FCC just gave...
Subaru Gets Autonet WiFi
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
Apple is offering a free case or a refund on the iPhone 4 to address what it calls...
iSimple Updates GateWay Package
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
The 2011 Ford Edge heading to dealers in fall will be the first car to include iTunes Tagging...
WikiReader at BJ’s for $69
WikiReader, the pocket device loaded with Wikipedia information, landed its first retail placement at BJ’s Wholesale Club and...
Amazon Offering Car AV Promo
Amazon has become increasingly competitive in car audio and is now offering an aggressive 45 percent discount on...
Mike Townsen Surfaces at Teac
Industry veteran Michael Townsen who recently left Pioneer Electronics has resurfaced at Teac America where he is now...
Ford Improves Sync Voice
Ford just announced voice recognition will be the Sync radio's primary user interface going forward. Let that “sink”...
Apple To Discuss iPhone Problems/Senator Calls for Redress/Fix Identified
Apple has heard the din of the of the blogosphere calling for a fix to the iPhone 4....
Droid X Due Thursday
Verizon Wireless and Motorola said the Droid X smartphone will go on sale Thursday through Verizon for $200...
More Volt News…
General Motors released another juicy tidbit Wednesday about its Chevy Volt electric car due later this year. The...
Summer Tablet Update
There’s no honest competitor to the Apple iPad in sight but if you want a review of tablet...
New iPad Audi Install: Car Audio & Electronics Magazine
The iPad installed in this Audi A4 Avant looks like it was meant to be there—and in every...
Talk of iPhone 4 Recall that Could Cost Apple $1.5 Billion
Cries for a recall of the iPhone 4 on popular websites is the latest headache for Apple as...