Sygic Aura Drive takes the navigation experience to a whole new level with its 3D presentation, extensive pre-installed travel information content and social networking abilities. It is a blend of full featured car navigation, pedestrian navigation with 3D landmark representation, pre-installed city guides, POIs, wiki info and images, and last but not least, a geo-aware social network, making it easy for people to drive, walk, explore & meet others without the hustle of many gadgets, apps or calls.

Brussels, Robin Bollen, August 17 2010

2 weeks ago we made an article about 3 new iPhone 4 clones that are appearing on the Asian markets. We are showing you these pictures so that you can see the difference between a real and a fake iPhone. I am quite sure that some people don’t look so good in their excitement when they only have to pay $100 for an offered iPhone 4.

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Sygic and Whereis introduce a real 3D navigation Sygic Aura Drive for iPhone and iPad in Australia and New Zealand. The application is available from iTunes App store for AUD$ 79.99. Sygic Aura is a unique combination of a professional car navigation app, a pedestrian travel app with city guides and a location aware social networking app.  It is compatible with the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S, iPhone 4 and the iPad.

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Our friend Vince who travels a lot from Belgium to Thailand, just send us some pictures of several iPhone 4 clones that are on the market already. It’s quite surprising to see how fast the iPhone 4 has been copied. These phones are no joke: they can have double SIM cards, receive TV stations, compass, g-sensor, dual camera and use replaceable Nokia batteries to name just a few things. We don’t know if they run Android but most likely they do. We have ordered one just to investigate for you.

Model 2 - the Thai iPhone 4

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the first nav app to use the 3D acceleration chip of the iPhone

Sygic Aura Drive for the iPhone has arrived in North America! The app turns the iPhone into full featured navigation device for both pedestrian and in-car use. Sygic Aura Drive is the first navigation that utilizes the 3D acceleration built into the chip of the iPhone, resulting in a stunning 3D rendering speed and an unchallenged user experience.

Sygic Aura Drive is the most complete navigation for iPhone, based on a brand new product concept that challenges today’s navigation and LBS industry, and at the same time the first one introducing new technologies. Users can look forward to smooth running 3D maps, pre-installed rich information content and social networking abilities.

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The revolutionary Sygic Aura Drive has just got its first update and all football fans should be especially happy with it. During the world football championship the fans will find live scores in their Aura. But even if you are not a football fan, the 1.16 version of Sygic Aura Drive for iPhone should still please you with several major improvements.

The live scores can be found in Menu under Info – Football scores. Another change is related to the route calculation. The new version enables the users to calculate a car route even from places where no roads are nearby. They can drag the map and easily call up a multiple choice action menu by tapping the red target square. Postal code search and weather info have had a face lift, too.

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Apple® today announced it will debut its iAd mobile advertising network on July 1 on iPhone® and iPod touch® devices running its iOS 4 software platform. iAds combine the emotion of TV advertising with the interactivity of Internet advertising, giving advertisers a dynamic and powerful new way to bring motion and emotion to mobile users. iAd will kick off with mobile ad campaigns from leading global brands including AT&T, Best Buy, Campbell Soup Company, Chanel, Citi, DirecTV, GEICO, GE, JCPenney, Liberty Mutual Group, Nissan, Sears, State Farm, Target, Turner Broadcasting System, Unilever and The Walt Disney Studios. Apple has iAd commitments for 2010 totaling over $60 million, which represents almost 50 percent of the total forecasted US mobile ad spending for the second half of 2010.*

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Special edition Sygic Aura Walk South Africa for iPhone combines pedestrian navigation with a social network. This visually stunning 3D app is packed with latest maps and tons of useful fan information about the biggest football event of 2010. With Aura you won’t lose track of your friends in the crowd, you’ll always find the best way around the stadium and after the game to pubs and restaurants nearby. Moreover, if Italy wins, you can get back the money you have spent on the app.

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Apple just release iTunes 9.0.3 which includes the new iPhone OS 3.1.3.

The update is quite minor and doesn’t hint for a new iPhone in the near future. It reports to improve the accuracy of the reported battery level on iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately not the battery drainage problems some users report when activating push-mail. iPhone OS 3.1.3 resolves and issue where third-party apps wouldn’t launch in some instances. And last but not least, it fixes a bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard.

In the Apple forums you can find reports of users that have more space usage in iTunes now, with a solution posted by user wjosten.

Full 3D GPS Navigation
iGO My way â„¢ 2009 will guide to reach any address in Colombia and Chile with the help of outstanding 3D graphics, clear visual feedback and precise voice instructions.

iGO My way â„¢ 2009 for iPhone shows an unprecedented display quality. You can get instant guidance through their maps perfectly. Complex junctions are displayed in 3D to provide a rapid understanding of your next maneuver while true-to-life 3D models of famous landmarks and display of the terrain around you - such as valleys, hills and mountains.

• Navigation for Chile - iGo My Way 2009 from NNG Global Services, 54,99 € / $69.99.
• iGo My Way Navigation for Colombia - iGo My Way 2009 from NNG Global Services, 54,99 € / $69.99.