Stitcher's new sleep timer offers seven options ranging in length from 15 to 120 minutes.
Similar voice command pathways and functionality exist for the Stitcher and OpenBeak apps.
The first SYNC-enabled apps to market are Pandora internet radio, Stitcher news radio and OpenBeak for listening to Twitter posts.
Stitcher's Front Page is a section of the app divided into In the Headlines, What's Hot and What's New.
Rival streaming radio services such as Stitcher, TuneIn and National Public Radio are also scrapping for space on dashboard displays.
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There might be things that his company Stitcher is not supposed to tell you about Apple 's new iPhone Apps Store.
Additionally, popular services like Pandora, MOG and Stitcher can be easily and safely streamed into and controlled by the BMW vehicle interface.
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It also packs full smartphone connectivity with the ability to stream audio tracks from the Web via Pandora Internet radio and Stitcher SmartRadio.
With Stitcher, for example, you can say the command, "Play station news" to listen to your favorite news radio or "Play station sports" to hear on-demand sports programming.
The first SYNC-enabled apps available later this year include Pandora internet radio, Stitcher "smart radio" and Orangatame's OpenBeak app for Twitter, with additional apps on the way.
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Their intricately stitched handbags represent the weaving of thoughts into reality with each knot, and a balance between the male energy (the bag) and the female (the stitcher).
Once the AppLink upload is complete, customers can then visit their phones' respective app store to download the latest SYNC-enabled Pandora, Stitcher or OpenBeak app to their smartphone as they would any other app.
First launched in 2010, SYNC AppLink provides industry-leading voice command and control of mobile apps including popular services like Pandora personalized radio, Stitcher smart radio, NPR News, iHeartRadio digital radio and Scout personal navigation.
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Just a few weeks ago, Ford went live with AppLink as a download on www.syncmyride.com, available exclusively to 2011 Ford Fiesta owners for popular mobile apps, including Pandora internet radio, Stitcher news radio and OpenBeak.
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If you're already a fan of talk radio or you're curious about what kinds of programs are available in free podcasts but don't know where to begin, Stitcher's Smart Station will almost surely surface several shows that will pique your interest.
It's unclear whether Apple has put a gag order on application developers like Stitcher, or if everyone is genuinely confused about the apps the computer giant will distribute for its iPhone and iPod Touch at its new Apps Store inside iTunes.
Like many developers scrambling to build applications for the device, Ghaffary, vice president of business development at Stitcher, says all he knows is that Apple will start making apps available sometime in early July, around the time the company launches its new 3G iPhone.
It's unclear whether Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) has put a gag order on application developers like Stitcher, or if everyone is genuinely confused about the apps the computer giant will distribute for its iPhone and iPod Touch at its new Apps Store inside iTunes.
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