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Garmin Moves To Switzerland
Garmin said it will move its place of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland, pending approval by...
B&N Names Lynch CEO
In a sign of the growing importance of e-commerce, Barnes & Noble rearranged its executives making the head...
B&N Nook Gets Exclusive Content
Barnes & Noble is offering special eBooks and prices exclusively for its nook eReader customers. When the B&N...
Mobile DTV Seems to Clear FCC
In case you are wondering if Mobile DTV—free over-the-air-live-TV to portables and car TV-- is still alive, the...
Navigon iPhone App is $25
Here’s a backdoor way that iPhone navigation just got cheaper (where it’s not already free). Navigon just launched...
Alex Ships in April at $399
The Alex eReader, heading for sale at Borders bookstores this June, is also now available for pre-order online...
iPad Pre-Orders Pass 150K
Pre-sales of the Apple iPad rolled in at an initial fast a furious rate of 120,000 units in...
TomTom iPhone Traffic is $20/yr
How much is real time traffic worth to you; an extra $20 per year? That’s what TomTom is...
QUE Delayed Til Summer
Plastic Logic delayed the release of its business-aimed eReader, the QUE, which is due to be sold through...
New JL Audio Stealthbox
JL Audio released its latest Stealthbox car-specific subwoofer system, with a $949 model for the Nissan 370Z coupe....
MESA Adds More Vendors
Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) named its five accessory vendor partners and said it will announce its...
Kenwood Car Decks to Read Email
Finally, it looks like aftermarket suppliers are waking up to the new reality that people want more from...
DS Sales Hit Record High in Feb.
Maybe Apple’s iPod Touch isn’t putting the quash on Nintendo DS portables as much as some believed. The...
Barnes & Noble Readies iPad App
The Apple iPad may have at least two eReader apps close to its April 3 launch as Barnes...
Mobile Apps Soar Past Forecasts
Demand for mobile apps on smartphones, etc. is climbing so fast that the Yankee Group had to revise...
New 12-Volt Category…
It doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue, but advanced driver safety products may become a new growth area...
iPhone Hug Inductive Charger Ships
Case-Mate began shipping Monday, the first wireless inductive charging pad for the iPhone that follows the universal standard...
Samsung WiFi eReader at $299
Samsung put a price tag of $299 on its new E6 eReader due this spring. The eReader is...
KnowledgeFest Set for Oct. 10-12
A date has been set for the car stereo industry’s MERA KnowledgeFest of October 10-12 to be held...
Microsoft’s Courier ereader/tablet
Engadget is showing photos and a few details on the expected Microsoft Courier tablet which never showed up...