PocketGPSWorld.com have just had their latest Speed Camera Application CamerAlert approved by Apple and it is available for upgrade or purchase now from the Apple AppStore.

The CamerAlert 1.1 release has been tested with the latest iOS4 iPhone software, but does not implement multitasking yet. There are some major features added including camera management, HUD display, and numerous bugfixes.

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One of the main bugbears with the iPhone is the lack of multitasking functionality.  The new iPhone OS iOS 4 introduces multitasking, but it is not inherent.  The developers need to code specifically to allow multitasking.  TomTom have announced that the next version of thier software will support both iOS 4 and multitasking.

This means that you will be able to run your Turn by Turn navigation app alongside your favorite Speed Camera Warning app (assuming that supports multitasking too).

Press release from TomTom follows:

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Back in January we saw a demonstration of Destinator 9 on the iPhone at CES. It has taken a few months but now it is available in the Apple AppStore for Western Europe. With a price tag of £30 ($50) it represents great value compared to Navigon at £70 and TomTom at £53, but is more comparable with ALK’s CoPilot at £36.

Destinator 9 is a fully featured Turn by Turn navigation system with voice guidance and featuring Navteq mapping. It also has iPod controls, easy to use POIs including creation of your own ‘StickyPOIs’ but seems to lack importing of custom POIs, and does not have support for Speed Cameras.

The full Destinator Press Release follows:

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PocketGPSWorld.com announced the release of CamerAlert on the Apple AppStore today. Priced at £0.59 it is available now from the Apple AppStore.

CamerAlert is a Speed and Red Light Camera warning system for iPhones based on the popular PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database. It provides both audible and visual warnings as you approach a camera. When you are in a section of SPECs or Average Speed Cameras CamerAlert keeps track of your average speed to ensure you are aware of your average speed between each camera. To cut down on the number of “False Alerts” you are only warned for cameras that monitor your direction of travel.

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We all know about the crazy sales called “Black Friday” in the USA the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, well ALK have hit the road early with a huge $15 discount on the CoPilot Live GPS Navigation App. Normally sold for $34.99 the price has been reduced to $19.99 from now until midnight on Monday 30th November.

This special offer pricing applies to both the iPhone app in the Apple AppStore and the Android app from Android Market. Happy Holidays!!!
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Yesterday the latest iPhone navigation app to hit the Apple App Store was Magellan RoadMate US and Canada. This is a full featured Turn by Turn application, including advanced features such as text to speech, lane assist, and roadsigns. With mapping provided by Navteq it also supports a Pedestrian Mode and 3D landmarks. It also has in-app iPod controls. At an introductory price of $79.99 it is cheaper than Navigon and TomTom’s apps.

A second item on the same Press Release mentions a Premium Car Kit. This is an Active cradle for the iPhone with its own GPS receiver, internal amplifier and bluetooth hands-free. This is an adjustable design to allow the iPhone to be used with skins and cases in place. It is also compatible with the iPhone classic and iPod Touch enabling these devices to be used for navigation. At $129.99 it is slightly more expensive than the TomTom cradle ($119) and is expected to be shipping in December.
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The guys at RouteBuddy have been busy this month. Hot on the heels of the 1.1 release of Atlas for iPhone comes news of the availability of Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain at 1:250k and 1:50k scales.

These maps allow iPhone users access to complete details OS maps of the entire UK.

The 1:250k map is available at £7.99 for the whole of Great Britain or as one of eight regional maps at £3.99 per region.

The 1:50k map gives much more detailed coverage with the whole of Great Britain coming in at £99.99 and regional maps, again available in eight regions available at £39.99 each.

With RouteBuddy Atlas now featuring much better planning and routing support as well as full support for GPS and iPhone 3GS compass it is fast becoming a very useful tool. RouteBuddy have committed to continuous improvements to the application based on user feedback and requests and it is unique on the iPhone as being the only off-line solution for viewing Ordnance survey maps.

As a bonus, if you own RouteBuddy for Mac OS X then you can also view the same maps on your Mac.

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RouteBuddy Atlas, the off-line mapping app for iPhone has been updated to v1.1.

This free app allows you to view topographic mapping from the USGS and Ordnance Survey at scales from 1:50k to 1:25k and uses a unique and superbly simple method of installing map files which allows drag’n'drop between computer and iPhone regardless of your OS.

We covered the original release  on August 17th here but this update includes numerous bug fixes and feature enhancements including waypoints and tracks.

• Waypoints can be added individually on the device
• The current track is now visible on all maps
• Added ability to share waypoint locations via email
• Online maps now cache up to 10,000 tiles
• Waypoints can be added from imported gpx or kml files
• Phone calls and messages no longer interrupt tracking
• Smoother dragging of maps, and faster tile loading
• Added dop to gpx files written out for tracks
• Added option to hide demo maps
• Added option to turn off caches
• Added option to turn off network data access

RouteBuddy Atlas uses the iPhone GPS and if available, the 3GS compass to display your position and heading.  Tracks created using Atlas can be exported to Mac or PC for use in Google Earth or the RouteBuddy desktop application.

Maps for use with RouteBuddy Atlas can be purchased from the RouteBuddy store.

Navigon have updated their navigation application for the second time and once again the update is free to existing users.

This release adds Text-To-Speech and iPod controls as well as some other minor changes. The Text To Speech allows the road names to be included in the navigation instructions giving the driver more confidence in the manoeuvre they are making. The iPod controls are also a very welcome feature as previously although you could set the iPod playing in the background if the playlist or album ended then you had to exit the Navigation application to change the music.

Also included in this release are: Location sharing, and automatic day/night mode switching.

The full Navigon Press Release follows:
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Since OS3.0 was released at the start of Summer there have been a steady stream of turn-by-turn navigation apps making their way through the AppStore. Starting off with Navigon and then Sygic, iGO, CoPilot and, most recently, TomTom there are a fair few to chose from. The guys over at PocketGPSWorld.com have been keeping on top of it all and have a very helpful iPhone navigation app comparison table available here. They are constantly updating it as new information and updates are announced so if you’ve not quite made up your mind yet then keep checking back until that one killer feature you’re after has arrived!