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"Ford Motor Company has announced a range of smartphone apps aimed at motorists. The voice-activated applications will be accessible through the company&amp;#039;s in-car connectivity system, Ford SYNC with AppLink.  TomTom navigation and room booking service Hotels.com are among the services now compatible with the in-vehicle technology, with big name partners such as Spotify already on board. Apps from Audioteka, DIE WELT, ADAC, Eventseeker and Cityseeker by Wcities, Autoread and AskWiki apps from Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories have also been optimised for Ford SYNC with AppLink. &amp;quot;Ford SYNC AppLink delivers exciting capability for drivers integrating their devices and apps they know and love into their car,&amp;quot; said director Ed Pleet.  &amp;quot;Drivers will soon be able to control music, information and audiobooks; voice-activate navigation, find parking spaces and even reserve hotel rooms on their way to their destination all while keeping their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.&amp;quot;  Ford is introducing an App Catalog in Europe to help users identify which smartphone apps are compatible with Ford SYNC with AppLink. The Ford EcoSport SUV will be among the first vehicles to launch in Europe with Ford SYNC with AppLink. Watch a video introducing Ford SYNC with AppLink below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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