The app works with Ford's new embedded modem, first arriving on the 2017 Escape, to bring vehicle functions to the owner's smartphone, no matter where they are. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry ...

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Ford will make it even easier for owners to keep tabs on their cars with the new Sync Connect smartphone app. Launching on the 2017 Ford Escape in spring 2016 and then rolling out to other models with ...

Ever since it was launched in 2007, Ford’->ke31s SYNC in-car entertainment and communications system has pioneered the infotainment game. Sure, it’s had its quirks along the way, but by and large, ...

Ford pushes Sync AppLink as a legitimate interface on par with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and will offer all three. Toyota goes further; it adopts open AppLink, but not CarPlay or Android Auto.

For the fourth year in a row, Ford is going big at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and that includes the North American debut of the Evos concept, a new production car and even more ...

Launched in 2007 for the 2008 model year with great pomp and circumstance, SYNC infotainment has become a staple of Ford passenger cars, crossovers, trucks, and commercial vehicles. Made standard a ...

Despite what common sense says, people still use their smartphones while driving. It has become so bad that such activities have been made illegal in many jurisdictions. Users will argue, on the other ...

We mentioned it was already available in the BlackBerry App World, and now Ford confirmed the SYNC-enabled iHeartRadio app is now available for download from the iTunes App Store and it’s coming soon ...

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Ford Motor Co. is providing third-party mobile application developers access to the in-car information and entertainment system Ford Sync. The automobile giant wanted to make driving safer for ...

Company is experimenting with an open app development environment for its radios that could impact the Ford Sync. Ford has teamed with the University of Michigan to permit students to develop apps for ...