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Ford's Cars Get Sync Destinations App: Welcome to Your Car of Tomorrow

Destinations lets you send traffic and navigation info to your car from your mobile phone, and even pre-warns you about your departure time and ETA based on what it knows about traffic. Your car is now as smart as a real co-driver.READ»

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Firefox Home Enters the App Store, Connects Your PC's Browser to Your iPhone's

Firefox Home isn't the introduction of Mobile Firefox (aka Fennec) we've been waiting for, but it is a pretty great tool for iPhone users who use Firefox on their PCs. READ»

HTC Droid Eris 2.1 Update Frazzling Some Contacts, Is the Cloud the Only Refuge? [Updated]

The firmware update to Android 2.1 for HTC's Droid Eris is finally out ... but the code seems to be frazzling the existing setups users have on their phones. People's contacts seem to be evaporating. Is it a bug or Google forcing your ...READ»

Ford's Sync Brings the App Revolution to Your Wheels, With Voice Control

Ford's in-car Sync system, which we revealed in detail earlier this month, is already jam-packed with digital cleverness. But now Ford's gone one step further: Not only will it be able to do the usual smartphone voice control tricks ...READ»

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally Wants Dealerships Like Apple Stores, Cars as Killer Apps [Part 3]

On the heels of the New York Auto Show, Fast Company's Paul Hochman talks to Mulally about the role of technology at Ford -- from employees ideas for innovations to consumers high-tech customized experiences at dealerships and behind the wheel.READ»

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally Wants Dealerships Like Apple Stores, Cars as Killer Apps [Part 2]

On the heels of the New York Auto Show, Fast Company's Paul Hochman talks to Mulally about the role of technology at Ford -- from employees ideas for innovations to consumers high-tech customized experiences at dealerships and behind the wheel.READ»

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Apple iPad and Ford Sync: Best Buddies (Eventually)

Wondering how to undertake the dangerous yet futuristic task of hooking your new iPad up to your car? Ford's Sync might be the best option so far.READ»

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally Wants Dealerships Like Apple Stores, Cars as Killer Apps [Video]

On the heels of the New York Auto Show, Fast Company's Paul Hochman talks to Mulally about the role of technology at Ford -- from employees ideas for innovations to consumers high-tech customized experiences at dealerships and behind the wheel.READ»

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How Ford's Sync Technology Will Turn It Into America's Most Surprising Consumer Electronics Company [Update]

The next generation of Ford's Sync technology will turn its cars into rolling, talking, socially networked, cloud-connected supermachines. Introducing America's most surprising consumer-electronics company.READ»

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A Look at the Next Generation of Ford Sync

The instrument panel for the 2011 Ford Edge, featuring the next iteration of Sync.READ»

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Hack My Ride: Ford Opens Up Sync Software Development Kit for In-Car Apps

Ford is planning to open its Sync in-car computing platform to third party app developers, the automaker tells FastCompany.com. The idea is still nascent and there is no hard-and-fast timeline for release, says Prasad Venkatesh, who ...READ»

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The iPhone's Cool, but Android 2.0's Convenience May Blow It Away

Everyone loves the iPhone--today. It does two things extremely well: calling and email. To date, no other device can top it. But by this time next year, that may not be enough. And Android will be waiting in the wings. Google and ...READ»

DoubleTwist, the Anti-iTunes, Teams Up With Amazon

DoubleTwist, a fantastic little alternative to iTunes, has just become a big alternative. The Mac app is no longer just a stand-in library app: it now features music buying courtesy of Amazon, and lets you sync that music to pretty ...READ»

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BlackBerry Manager Finally Comes to Mac

After what probably feels like an eternity, BlackBerry users will finally be able to sync their devices with Apple computers come tomorrow morning. BlackBerry Desktop Manager has been been waiting in the wings for months. ...READ»

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iTunes Update Blocks Palm Pre Syncing

It was only a matter of time before Apple retaliated against Palm's USB chicanery. When it was launched, the Pre boasted full compatibility and syncing with iTunes; the device effectively spoofed the popular Apple software into ...READ»

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Big News From BlackBerry

Today we have the privilege of recognzing two signifcant achievements for RIM [RIMM], the maker of BlackBerry devices. Both are long in coming, much-needed, and potentially dangerous for companies trying to dominate the touchscreen ...READ»