Canadian-based tech company Research in Motion is working on a new app for its recently-released PlayBook tablet it hopes will give the device a boost in an iPad-dominated market. The app allows users to surf the web, read email and play online music – all while driving a vehicle. [click to continue…]
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No more fishing through the owner’s manual when you want to learn more about your new Chrysler. The auto manufacturer has released its first smartphone vehicle information app for the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It’s just the first in a new series of smartphone apps will let you click, scroll or touch your way through a digital rendition of the owner’s manual. The free app is presently only available for iPhone but they’re coming soon for Blackberry and Android. [click to continue…]
For generations you’ve had two choices when it car radio: AM or FM. Now wireless networks and the connected car threaten to change the station on a generations old business. Our morning commute is no longer restricted to the well-caffeinated morning zoo of local broadcasts. Early adopters already have access to personalized custom radio stations like Pandora while behind the wheel.
But don’t give up on the local radio station just yet – they’re learning quickly how to adapt to a new wireless broadcast game. [click to continue…]