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Spotify has made the jump to the car dashboard thanks to a partnership with Ford.
The music streaming service will be available through the stereo system in new Ford vehicles via the car manufacturer’s SYNC AppLink platform.

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Microsoft have updated SkyDrive giving you the ability to select which folders to sync. Not only that but they have also updated their Windows Phone 8 and Android apps.

Last year I spent time at Ford’s headquarters in Dearborn. One of things I saw was MyFord Touch. Late last year Ford announced upgrades to MyFord Touch and starting this week they are shipping.

The B-MAX will be the first vehicle in Europe to feature SYNC, Ford’s voice-activated in-car connectivity system, the company has revealed after unveiling the all-new car at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Ford Motor Company has today announced AppLink, a feature which delivers voice control of smart phone apps from the driver’s seat, will be introduced globally as part of its voice-control and in-car connectivity system SYNC.

The 2013 Ford Fusion and Flex cars will get SYNC as standard equipment on all trim levels.

Updated SYNC Destinations App Connects Drivers to SYNC On the Go, Simplifies Navigation on the Road. ·         SYNC® Destinations now leverages the power and speed of the latest 3G and 4G mobile broadband networks to provide fast access to turn-by-turn directions, destination downloads* and traffic information ·         SYNC Destinations is now compatible with SYNC AppLink™, [...]

Earlier this year I spent time at Ford’s headquarters in Dearborn. One of things I saw was MyFord Touch. Yesterday Ford announced some upgrades!

One of the trend tracks I attended yesterday at the Forward with Ford 2011 conference was called Emerging Technologies. During this session Ford demonstrated AppLink, which is a SYNC component and how it works with Pandora.

One of the sessions I attended today was on Emerging Technologies, and during the session I saw a live demo of SYNC with MyFord Touch.

Microsoft has today quietly released the final version of the Windows Live Essentials 2011 Suite of software.