A smartphone and an automobile meet at a bar. The smartphone purrs, “Hey, big-and-shiny, let’s hook up! I have this cool app we can try.” The automobile backs up a bit and replies nervously, “Only if ...

Choice is good, and when it comes to in-car smartphone connectivity, Ford's giving you options. Whether you're an Apple user, an Android user or on some other platform entirely, the company's cars are ...

Ford launches the automotive industry's first open mobile app developer program enabling software developers to integrate their apps with SYNC ® AppLink ™ LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 – Providing ...

Ford is holding its annual developer conference in tandem with the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon this weekend and ahead of the event, the company announced an update to its Sync AppLink developer ...

At its developer conference in San Francisco this weekend, Ford introduces app developers to its new Sync 3 graphical interface, along with a host of usable data generated by its cars. Wayne ...

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.

Cars are gradually getting smarter, but it's still been a slow process. The in-car infotainment center is gaining importance inside cars and, from providing navigation routes to information about the ...

Back when we gave Ford's SYNC AppLink a test drive in that little green Fiesta, we got word that the Mustang was next in line to receive the service. Well, earlier this year, the auto outfit Linked-up ...