An update to Ford Sync retrofits the infotainment platform with the Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP), which enables some smartphones to stream and read text messages out loud to to the driver.

CSR (www.csr.com) said that Ford (www.ford.com) is using CSR’s BlueCore4-ROM Bluetooth silicon in Ford’s SYNC in-car communications and entertainment system. CSR said that Ford is using CSR's ...

The connected car trend has gained serious momentum of late, as hi-tech infotainment systems and smartphone integration gradually realise their potential. Such features are usually associated with ...

There has never been more options and different ways to get the best of your smartphone experience in your car. It seems everyone from Apple to Google are trying to come up with ways to let you play ...

Distracted driving has become an issue recently, thanks to all the mobile devices we carry around, combined with a greater number of in-car distractions. Ford is proactively working to prevent ...

The buzz preceding Ford Sync powered by Microsoft seems to have created some confusion about what this product might actually do. Ford Sync won t allow you to play satellite radio from your car ...

Owners of Ford vehicles equipped with Sync can now enjoy their favorite driving tunes with the help of new Rhapsody integration. Announced today, drivers and passengers can sync their smartphones ...

Ford Motor Co. will expand its voice-activated Sync information service globally beginning in Europe in 2010. Ford CEO Alan Mulally on Thursday revealed the new plans for Sync at the International ...

Ford is calling off the car connectivity relationship with Microsoft that produced Ford Sync. Ford instead will partner with Blackberry and use its QNX operating system. Worse for Microsoft, it’s ...

The pioneering infotainment system of 2007 is finally usable. Sync's AppLink blows away CarPlay with apps available now. Sync is no longer a reason not to buy a Ford. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...