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iPad Selling Out
If you’re thinking about buying an iPad you might want to do it now, because many Best Buy...
4M Consumers to Buy 3D TV; Ad Campaigns Effective
Recent 3D TV ad campaigns are successfully igniting consumer interest in 3D TVs, even in the midst of...
AT&T Scraps Unlimited Data
Those roomy unlimited data plans may become a thing of the past. AT&T announced it is scrapping its...
May Car Sales Up By Double Digits; Ford Sheds Mercury
The auto industry saw a nice lift in May for all major U.S. car makers except Toyota and...
“Car Audio” Gets 3.5M Hits/Mo.on Google
The term “car audio” is searched for on Google 3.5 million times a month in the U.S. By...
FixxRight Looking for Installers
FixxRight is a new company led by industry veteran Dan Jeancola, which is working with the in-store display...
Dual Adds its 1st iPhone-Ready Car Radios
Dual is shipping its first car radios with USB iPhone control (in addition to iPod control). The $159...
eReader/Tablet Wars: Acer, B&N, Apple and Amazon
The news on eReaders and tablet PCs is fast and furious at the moment given the onset of...
Borders Adds Libre; Gets Aggressive in eReaders
Borders is turning up the heat in eReaders and plans to carry 10 models by the end of...
Apple Sells 2 Million iPads
Sales of the iPad have now topped 2 million units in less than 60 days, Apple announced. Most...
World’s Best Demo Car
Perfect for a SEMA or Consumer Electronics Show booth, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 will be auctioned in...
Audi Gets WiFi on 2011 A8
Audi is set to become the first car company to offer WiFi as a factory option, it claims,...
B&N Launches iPad App, Kindle iPad App Goes International
With Apple selling more than 1.5 million eBooks in the first 28 of the iPad’s launch, it’s no...
Nokia Struggles in Smartphones
Nokia, the cellphone giant, is still struggling to win share in the smartphone arena in a post iPhone...
Sony Adds New CD-Less Decks
Sony is adding two new CD-less head units that forgo the CD player in favor of connecting an...
Wave of iPad Car Kits Coming
New iPad kits are arriving from three suppliers, which leaves us wondering if an iPad-in-your-car rage is brewing....
ICE Launches Mystery Shopper Program
The In Car Experts (ICE) 12-volt buying group attracts 2,500 unique visitors a month who enter their zip...
Apple Surpasses Microsoft on Wall Street
Apple officially whizzed past Microsoft yesterday, becoming the number one technology company in market value. Microsoft still makes...
Bernie’s May Not See Resurrection
Bernie’s, the bankrupt 15-store TV/appliance chain based in CT will not be resuming business with a single store...
Dell Streak Due End of Summer
The Dell Streak is officially due at the end of summer in the U.S., while Britain will get...