No, we don't really get why a car company like Ford is creating apps like "Keyfree," which allows you to login to your social networks on your Mac as long as your smartphone is nearby, but perhaps they should do it more often.
The social media sphere continued to spin this week as spring set in. National Amusements topped the charts, bumping Disney down to number two. Whereas the rest of the top 10 stayed stagnant, there was a lot of movement in the teens, with NBC Universal and WWE both winning the biggest mover status.
If you read about the economy at all you've probably heard that we're in a tentative recovery, but for Ford there's nothing tentative about it.
Ford is heading to Silicon Valley to open a new research lab, and the car computers they hope to build will do a lot more than help you find radio stations more quickly or improve your gas mileage.
Rachel Maddow's chic eyewear and urbane demeanor may not evoke the image of a lifelong truck owner but the doyenne of cable news still has a few surprises up her sleeve.
The Detroit automaker strikes a four-year deal with the United Auto Workers union
Evidently, they make great lowriders in the Middle East
Companies will remain competitors even as they work together to lower hybrid costs
The former Sunday Times editor shares his taste in automobiles
Certain Ford F-150's have problems with "sudden" airbag deployment
Critics are falling in love with the company's new spokespuppet
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