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Ford SYNC teams up with Spotify for in-car entertainment

Cory Gunther, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

This afternoon the folks from Ford and the SYNC team have just announced that the largest and most successful music streaming service will finally be hitting the roads with us. Here in Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress both Ford and Spotify have confirmed their collaboration to bring Spotify's over 20 million songs to the Ford SYNC AppLink. Read The Full Story

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Ford Developer Program now open to all, we go hands-on with new apps on Sync

Craig Lloyd, Jan 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

A couple days ago here at CES 2013, Ford held their presser and announced a few new things, specifically concerning the company's Developer Program for its in-car Sync AppLink API. Ford announced open and free availability of the SDK to any mobile app developer. We ended up stopping by the company's booth to find out more, and got some quality hands-on time with the platform. Read The Full Story

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Ford AppLink expands with Amazon Cloud Player and a developer-friendly future

Chris Burns, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week Ford has made it clear that they're pushing forward with the app connection between their vehicles and apps of all kinds, not least of these being Amazon's Cloud Player. This new integration works with Ford's SYNC AppLink, here appearing with voice commands so you'll be able to switch through songs and albums by speaking commands out loud. This release was joined by apps such as Glympse for navigation and point-of-interest locating as well as SINA (weibo.com) for instant updates for microblogging, news, and weather overseas. Read The Full Story

Rhapsody comes to Ford and Lincoln vehicles through SYNC AppLink

Eric Abent, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

While we've got all sorts of cool little gadgets to check out here at CES, a number of car manufacturers are also showing off whats new with their vehicles. One of these car manufacturers is Ford, which today announced that Rhapsody will soon be available in Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with SYNC AppLink. This is the first time Rhapsody has been fully integrated with vehicles, so this is certainly pretty big for the popular music streaming service. Read The Full Story

2014 Ford Fiesta to come equipped with MyFord Touch

Eric Abent, Nov 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you've been shopping around for a new car, it's understandable that the Ford Fiesta might not be at the top of the list. However, today Microsoft and Ford are giving us a reason to take a second look at the 2014 Fiesta, announcing that it will come equipped with MyFord Touch. This isn't exactly the same MyFord Touch we've seen in other vehicles, as it will make use of a new 6.5-inch touchscreen. Read The Full Story

Dates.fm wins the second annual Ford Sync AppLink developer challenge

Shane McGlaun, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Last weekend, Ford held its second annual Sync AppLink Developer Challenge at the Disrupt Hackathon in San Francisco. The winner of the developer challenge was an app called Dates.fm. By winning the developer challenge and team behind the app now has the opportunity to further develop a Sync AppLink enabled version of the app to show off at CES next January. Read The Full Story

California passes Freedom to Communicate bill making voice activated texting legal

Shane McGlaun, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

There are more than a few car infotainment systems on the market today as well as a number of smart phone applications that allow users to dictate text messages using their voice. The voice dictated texts can be sent just as any other typed out text. There has been a huge push around the country for cities and states the place bans on texting and driving. Read The Full Story

Ford SYNC takes a European roadtrip with B-Max

Michael Crider, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [2]

Ford's SYNC system is one of the best uses of in-car technology out there that's included by a manufacturer - but since its inception in 2007 it's been relegated to North America. The company aims to end that sad state of affairs next week at the Geneva Motor Show, when it introduces SYNC to European customers in the new 2013 B-Max crossover. he optional add-on will be added to other models afterwards. Currently the company hasn't said when the B-Max will hit the road, or how long after that it'll take to expand the current line-up with the SYNC option. Read The Full Story

Ford Sync Destinations app connect allows connectivity to Sync on the go

Shane McGlaun, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ford has announced a cool new feature for Sync called Sync Destinations. Destinations uses the connectivity from your smartphone to provide services like turn-by-turn driving directions, destination downloads, and traffic details. Sync Destinations is compatible with Sync AppLink as well. Read The Full Story

Ford working on a better Segway

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ford has announced plans for a new Silicon Valley R&D center to come up with a better alternative to the Segway or other "personal mobility experience" concepts, as well as integrating mobile tech better with its SYNC in-car infotainment system. The San Francisco lab, set to open later this year, will look at "a holistic approach to personal transportation" as well as how the car can be transformed into a sensor, sharing information such as when windshield wipers are turned on to track hyper-local weather and other trends. Meanwhile, Ford has also begun distributing its open-source collaboration with Bug Labs, announced last year. Read The Full Story

HP Play Gets Public Beta, The iTunes For The TouchPad

Rue Liu, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

The HP TouchPad went on sale last week and thanks to its smooth WebOS 3.0, fans can somewhat overlook the cheapish hardware. Plus, recent talks of possible WebOS licensing bolsters faith in the future of the platform. For now, the company is playing catch-up with its ecosystem and has just introduced a public beta of its HP Play music syncing app. Read The Full Story

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