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It's a good day for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sync">Ford Sync</a> users. The Blue Oval has officially announced two big leaps forward for the company's infotainment system for smartphone users. For the first time, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/apple">Apple</a> users will find that their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> is now fully compatible with Sync. Previously, the system was only usable with devices that used <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rim">RIM</a> or <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/android">Android</a> operating systems. What's more, users can now control the applications on their smartphones using a hands-free, voice-operated system. So far, there are only a handful of apps that will gel with Sync voice activation, including Pandora internet radio, Stitcher news radio and OpenBeak (a Twitter client), though Ford says that there are more on the way.<br />
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The new and improved Sync will first show up in 14,000 Ford Fiesta models, though the free Sync application will eventually be equipped on every Sync-equipped Ford and Lincoln vehicle. Fiesta owners can get the ball rolling by logging into their Sync account online and pointing their browser toward the Update and Customize section of the site. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/22/applink-software-for-sync-comes-to-fiesta-first-adds-iphone/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press release.<br />
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It's a good day for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sync">Ford Sync</a> users. The Blue Oval has officially announced two big leaps forward for the company's infotainment system for smartphone users. For the first time, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/apple">Apple</a> users will find that their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> is now fully compatible with Sync. Previously, the system was only usable with devices that used <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rim">RIM</a> or <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/android">Android</a> operating systems. What's more, users can now control the applications on their smartphones using a hands-free, voice-operated system. So far, there are only a handful of apps that will gel with Sync voice activation, including Pandora internet radio, Stitcher news radio and OpenBeak (a Twitter client), though Ford says that there are more on the way.<br />
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The new and improved Sync will first show up in 14,000 Ford Fiesta models, though the free Sync application will eventually be equipped on every Sync-equipped Ford and Lincoln vehicle. Fiesta owners can get the ball rolling by logging into their Sync account online and pointing their browser toward the Update and Customize section of the site. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/22/applink-software-for-sync-comes-to-fiesta-first-adds-iphone/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press release.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/applink-software-for-sync-comes-to-fiesta-first-adds-iphone/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>AppLink software for SYNC comes to Fiesta first, adds iPhone</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/applink-software-for-sync-comes-to-fiesta-first-adds-iphone/">AppLink software for SYNC comes to Fiesta first, adds iPhone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/applink-software-for-sync-comes-to-fiesta-first-adds-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19773977/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/applink-software-for-sync-comes-to-fiesta-first-adds-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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