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Universal to Sell CDs for $10 - Duh. In a remarkable, but delayed, achievement of common sense, Universal Music Group announced plans to drop prices on all of their new CDs to $10 or less in many music retailers across the country.

Redbox Announces Blu-rays at Walmart - Soon Everywhere Redbox, who has over 22,400 kiosks across the country is getting ready to release Blu-ray Discs to consumers. Blu-ray Discs will be available in a majority of Redbox kiosks by July.

You Want Speakers? We Got Speakers! Long time members of the Audioholics Forums will know that we often have contests. This month, we have something a little special. Speakers from Aperion Audio, ZVOX, and Orb Audio.

HDMI Releases 1.4a Specification HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface specification, today announced the release of HDMI Specification Version 1.4a featuring key enhancements.

AV123 Mark Schifter Indicted by Grand Jury on Five Counts The story was first reported at length on our own Audioholics Forums several months ago, but the official grand jury indictment finally came through for Mark L. Schifter of AV123.com.

2010 Mobile World Congress; Software over Bling This year's Mobile World Congress was short on new handset bling but big on new software, the GSM mobile world is not recession proof. An underlying optimism springs from the announcements; promise.

Walmart Acquires VUDU Inc In a surprising announcement, Walmart announced today a definitive agreement to acquire VUDU, Inc., a leading provider of streaming digital technologies and services to stream media to TVs.

The 10 Audioholics Commandments After being in the AV business for over 10 years and with literally hundreds of product reviews under our collective belts, we can't help but come to a few conclusions. Commandments if you will.

2010: The Year AACS and HDMI Kill Off Component Video AACS is going to royally screw up a lot of home theaters next year. After December 31, 2010, manufacturers will not be "allowed" introduce new hardware with high-definition component video outputs.

After Only 2 Years, Sony Drops OLED in Japan Once trumpeted as Sony's return to high technology leadership, the company has stopped production of OLED TV in Japan. With worldwide shipments of just 2000 units it's not entirely an unexpected move.