Posts tagged as: Sync

Ford Opens New Silicon Valley Lab

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford recently went to the home of the computer and consumer electronics industry to celebrate the grand opening of the Ford Silicon Valley Lab (not online at the time of writing). The company has global reach with Research and Innovation facilities in Dearborn, Mich.; Aachen, Germany; Nanjing, China; and technology scouts in […]

Ford SYNC Added to the Computer History Museum Permanent Collection

When people think of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., names like Microsoft, IBM, Cray, Apple and Google come to mind. Those technological luminaries have been joined by Ford as curators add the SYNC in-car communications and connectivity system to the museum’s permanent collection. The Birth of SYNC In 2005, Ford was looking […]

Ford Now Shipping MyFord Touch 2 Update – Launches on 2013 Ford Taurus, Flex

Today Ford said its MyFord Touch 2 car upgrade was heading out to customers this week. About 300,000 cars that qualify for the upgrade would get a free USB flash drive in the mail that would bring them to the new interface. The packages will include a USB flash drive with the updated software, a […]

Sync Coming to Europe in Ford B-Max First

Ford at MWC revealed it will debut its Sync in-car infotainment system in Europe on the upcoming B-Max minivan. The service will be available in nine languages, including UK English, EU French, EU Spanish, EU Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Dutch, and Russian. At the same time, the carmaker introduced Sync AppLink globally, the system meant […]

Ford SYNC Will Now be Standard on 2013 Fusion and Flex Autos

On Tuesday, the Senate Transportation Committee voted to consider making texting while driving an infraction. Nine states have now completely banned the use of hand-held phones by drivers with at least 35 states prohibiting texting behind the wheel. Drivers today spend more time on the road than ever before, and Ford recognizes the need to […]

Ford Sync Now Takes Slacker Voice Commands

Ford Sync system gained a new choice for AppLink direct control through Slacker. Those with updated versions of Slacker for iOS (App Store), Android Market), or BlackBerry (App World) can both stream radio from 3G or 4G to the car stereo system as well as use voice commands to start playback, skip, ban, or favorite […]

Trend Micro​ Launches SafeSync Cloud Service

Trend Micro has launched its own cloud-based subscription backup and sync service called SafeSync, featuring browser-based management and compatibility with Macs, Windows PCs, Android and iOS devices. The service, which offers various levels of storage starting at 20GB up to 100GB, offers both automatic sync as well as drag-and-drop manual syncing. The new SafeSync now […]

Ford Updates MyFord Touch – Streamlines UI, Better Voice, Delivering the Promise

Ford will launch performance upgrades and new features for MyFord Touch beginning with 2013 models, first on the new 2013 Ford Escape, Flex and Taurus.  There will also be the no-charge upgrade will be available to existing owners. Ford gave us a preview of this remake of MyFord Touch a few days ago at its […]

Ford Releases Free Text to Speech Bluetooth Update for SYNC

Ford has released a free software update for its SYNC in-car system. Version G1 V3.2.2 will give more SYNC users the ability to have text messages read aloud to them while driving through the emerging Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP). Last year, Ford praised RIM for embracing the standard, and called on other manufacturers and […]

Ford Will Demonstrate Its Smart Electrification Tech at the 18th ITS

Ford will – for the first time ever – publicly demonstrate its smart electrification technology at the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Orlando this Thursday, Oct. 20. Ford researchers first gave a glimpse into how cloud-based technology could be used to improve powertrain operation at the Google I/O Developers Conference and […]

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