TomTom has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it has submitted a new version of its iPhone GPS app, version 1.3, to Apple for approval.

The new App, which should be available to download in a couple of weeks time will, says the company, come with a number of new features including its HD Traffic service as an in app purchase.

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Sygic has decided to discount the prices for a while to celebrate the iPhone app update… Sygic Mobile Maps Europe now EUR 49.99, Gulf Countries now USD 79.99, Russia now EUR 49.99, and Australia & New Zealand AUD 59.99.

Grab it while you can!

smart is the first car brand to develop its own drive app for the iPhone. The smart drive app for the iPhone has all the important features needed whilst driving: phone calls via hands-free system, your own extensive music collection, internet radio and a clever navigation system with a special smart touch. There are also smart extras – for example the Car Finder that will guide you back to wherever you parked your car. The new smart drive app for the iPhone boasts an outstanding design and is simple to operate thanks to extra large buttons..

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TomTom has introduced its second iPhone accessory: a new cradle that fits onto a special dashboard fixture.

Said car mount is the ProClip, from the US company of the same name. ProClip - the product - is clipped around the dashboard’s air vents so it should keep your phone in place better than a mount that’s attached to the windscreen by suction. Which is how TomTom’s first iPhone cradle works.

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Swedish mobile navigation supplier Appello claims to be the number one seller of iPhone navigation application in Sweden and Austria, following its recent launch with TeliaSonera Sweden and T-Mobile Austria.

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During Macworld 2010 we had a chance to sit down with TomTom’s Vice President of Marketing Development, Tom Murray, who provided us with a couple of details regarding the company’s upcoming update to their popular iPhone turn-by-turn navigation app.

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NAVIGON extends its international range and now offers navigation for all iPhone users in the Persian Gulf region: The MobileNavigator Gulf+Jordan in its latest version 1.4.0. Thus NAVIGON, based in Hamburg, Germany, follows its plan to continue its internationalization and gain exposure on international markets.

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We’re big fans of the DIY ethos when it comes to our beloved iPhone: check out our past articles on desk stands made out of paper and even paper clips. (Not to mention the guy who wired a Palm Pre’s Touchstone charger into his BMW.)

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GPS navigation pioneer ALK Technologies today announces CoPilot Live Directions, their full turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for iPhone devices. CoPilot Live Directions takes a more flexible approach to map management. As with all CoPilot Live products, detailed street maps are stored on the phone, not downloaded per trip. Customers can choose how much or little of North America’s road network they wish to store on their iPhone.

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LAS VEGAS—It may not be a household name, but Inrix offers services that will save you time and money while reducing pollution. Inrix provides traffic information and smart routing to more than 100 companies offering navigation services. At CES 2010, Inrix announced a partnership with Ford in the new MyFord Touch system, more extensive road coverage, and the Inrix Traffic Pro app for the iPhone.

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Continuing the global expansion of Destinator GPS navigation software across geographic markets, smartphone application stores, and mobile handset makers, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX: ICS), a leading provider of software solutions for mobile devices, announced today the expansion of its Windows Mobile and Android applications into the UK, Australia and Western Europe – which are available immediately for download through Destinator NavStore (http://www.destinatornavstore.com) and Android Market. In addition, Destinator 9 for the iPhone is being featured at the CES ShowStoppers event on January 7th, with its submission and availability on Apple’s App Store to be announced upon final certification.

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Chevrolet and OnStar Give Volt Owners 24/7 Connection and Control via Wireless Smartphone Application

LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet and OnStar unveiled the auto industry’s first working smartphone application that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners 24/7 connection and control of vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely.

OnStar’s Mobile Application allows drivers to communicate with their Volt from Droid by Motorola, Apple iPhone and Blackberry Storm smartphones. It uses a real-time data connection to perform tasks from setting the charge time to unlocking the doors.

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BMW has launched the M Power iPhone app, the Bavarian automaker’s second free application to promote its brand. However, unlike its previous offering, this app is actually sort of useful.
The M Power app measures vehicle acceleration using your iPhone’s (or iPod Touch’s) built-in accelerometer.

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NAVTEQ announced its NAVTEQ Traffic service is now available through an on-board turn-by-turn navigation application for the iPhone for the first time. The G-Map US & Canada navigation application was created by XROAD, a leading brand of location-based service products and mobile navigation software and devices, is powered by NAVTEQ map data and provides real-time traffic via NAVTEQ Traffic, for the US and Canada.

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Autoblog picked up on an interesting story about Ford Motor Company’s efforts to create middleware that will let future cars interact with mobile devices, including iPhones. Sync, developed in conjunction with Microsoft, aims to not only give you access to your phone book and playlists, but also wants to allow you to use all those third-party apps you’ve downloaded.

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Sygic is bringing their Turn-by-Turn Voice Guided GPS navigation to even more countries in Asia - after the app for Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan got live on iTunes at the beginning of December, today it was launched also on Sygic online store for Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android devices. Sygic is proud to state that it is fully localized into Chinese language, including voice commands, user interface, text input, POIs, road signs, etc.

Link to the application on iTunes

Navigon just announced that the following editions are also approved for the 1.4.0 upgrade of MobileNavigator; Gulf+, Iberia, Italy, Brasil, Australia, Turkey, Russia and Southern Africa. Keep your eyes on the road guys!

Over the years I’ve been experimenting with various iPod and iPhone accessories designed to allow portable music to be played through the car stereo without the need to subject the car to invasive surgery.

All previous attempts involved hooking up to FM transmitter-based devices, which purport to allow you to stream your music wirelessly into your car’s hi-fi system.

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When you think you are done with all the turn-by-turn apps, along comes another. We received a number of tip offs yesterday letting us know that NDrive New Zealand had hit the AppStore. But at a cost of $84.99 how does it fair, is it a Sygic/TomTom/Co-Pilot beater??

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Sygic delivers: a free map update ... with improved road coverage, house numbers coverage, updated speed limits and updated signposts.

And on top of that:
- Greece and Ukraine added to the package
- music does not mute before the voice instruction, it just decreases volume
- improved navigation to addresses stored in Contacts by added ZIP code search and company search
- connecting the iPhone to a car audio will not mute voice instructions
- radio apps playing in the background will not mute when navigating