TuneIn Radio, which has become a powerhouse in streaming local radio content, is now ramping up efforts to bring its service to cars with a new Ford Sync AppLink integration and an updated Android app with voice-controlled "car mode."…
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Got EV Range Anxiety? There’s an App for That
The electric car has encountered a number of hurdles in its ongoing path to the mainstream, and they haven’t all been technical.…
Read MoreWhy Nissan Tapped Microsoft for the Electric LEAF
When it came time for Nissan to set specifications for the infotainment system in its electric LEAF sedan, the automaker wanted two things: more info, less "tainment." Turns out Microsoft's Windows Embedded Auto fit the bill. Might a Hohm-LEAF connection be in their future?…
Read MoreFord's SYNC Platform Gets A Bigger Voice
MyFord Touch, the latest generation of SYNC, raises the number of voice commands from 100 to 10,000 first-level commands. How did Ford increase the platform's vocabulary a hundred-fold? The use of aliases, which allow for a more conversational experience, play a big factor in the solution.…
Read MoreBill Gates, Vinod Khosla Back Efficient Engine Startup EcoMotors
Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla have just turbo charged diesel engine startup EcoMotors International with a "substantial" amount of second-round financing. EcoMotors announced today that Khosla's venture capital firm Khosla Ventures and Gates are the "two exclusive investors" in this round.…
Read More5 Ways Nissan Will Deliver Higher MPGs in a Pre-Electric World
Today Nissan popped the hood on five vehicle technologies set for deployment in the 2010 fiscal year, offering a glimpse of some of the oft-overlooked tools for reducing vehicle emissions long before electric cars go mainstream.…
Read MoreFord Sync AppLink to Boost Smartphone Developer Revenues
Ford is creating a new mobile application developer network to partner with developers and entice them to use functionality to support Sync AppLink. By adding a vehicle interface to smartphone apps, mobile software programmers could benefit from greater demand for their software.…
Read MoreFord Takes a Cue from the Web, Launches Developer Network
In its latest move to woo third-party developers and the consumers who buy their apps, Ford today says it has launched a "developer network" for its Sync communication platform, and plans to let drivers control smartphone apps using the Sync interface next year.…
Read MoreBlackBerry Maker RIM Could Connect Your Next Vehicle
With today's agreement to purchase QNX Software Solutions, Research In Motion continues to look beyond the smartphone, as the connected car market begins to rev up. Consumers are already adopting these products in vehicles and RIM is preparing to ride along.…
Read MorePandora: Now Playing Everywhere
Now that Pandora, a next-generation online music streaming service, has turned its first quarterly profit, the Oakland, Calif.-based company is looking at life beyond the web. And by doing so, Pandora is moving to embody what’s being called the device-agnostic Internet.…
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