According to research done by Ford Motor Company and Gartner, teens are now more interested in having smart phones than getting their drivers license. This doesn’t come as a surprise as the global interconnectedness that is achieved via an iPhone is far more enticing to a youngster than driving around aimlessly. “The car used to more »

According to a new comScore report, Google+ has become the fastest growing website in history by reaching 25 million users in just one month. These are some impressive statistics considering that Facebook and Twitter took three years and 30 months to reach the 25 million mark respectively. It wouldn’t be surprising for Google+ to continue more »

Ford has teamed up with Google and is now using the Google Prediction API to optimize cars output. Ford believes that using the cloud can make their cars better by aggregating data, perform scaled computations and ultimately result in greater efficiency. “The Google Prediction API allows us to utilize information that an individual driver creates more »

Ford announced that its popular SYNC is now installed in 3 million cars, bringing voice control along with phone and music player integration to Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Ford is very excited about the positive feedback from SYNC and will show it off at CES again this year. The company released survey results pitching SYNC more »

Ford announced today that they will be adding a technology that will automatically shut off the engines of their cars at stoplights. The “start-stop” technology is said to cut gas usage by 4% in most cars. This new feature works by shutting off the car’s engine each time the driver comes to a halt. The more »

Device integration is always a good thing and even more so when your car is included. At the 2010 Paris Motor Show BMW is now showing for off it’s factory integration iPad dock . The behind the seat cradle with snugly hold an iPad and thus eliminating the need to drop an extra $2,000+ for more »

Get it, auto-tweeting? That’s right, Ford’s created a Fiesta that will tweet it’s mood, location and other car info as it journeys from Michigan to California. The trip, sponsored by Ford and University of Michigan, kicked off yesterday and includes winners of an application contest that will be used in the car during the trip. more »

CES 2010 is an enigma. For the Gadgetell crew, there wasn’t a clear winning product. One thing we can agree was three companies owned this show, all without actually having a booth. Those three companies are Netflix, Facebook and Pandora. These three are bread, peanut butter and jelly to electronics today. They represent the go-to more »

Ford has become the first automaker to sign with INRIX, a provider of traffic and navigation services. INRIX will power the motor company’s next generation in-car GPS navigation units. “While other companies treat arterials and city streets just like stretches of uninterrupted highway, we factor in the impact traffic lights, stop signs, curb cuts and more »

Ford, who recently announced dealer installed WiFi in Sync-enabled vehicles, has now announced that some vehicles will have HD radio and iTunes tagging in 2010. Ford is the first automaker to announce this technology which will turn normal radio into nearly CD-quality sound with an added bonus of being able to tag songs for later more »