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Version 1.2 was submitted on Nov. 12 and was released Wednesday. The new version contains updates to maps and IQ Routes. Added features include advanced lane guidance, text-to-speech, integrated iPod player support, and support for the iPod Touch and first-generation iPhone. TomTom app updated to support iPod touch, first-gen iPhone

There has been some concern that the iPhone would not take off in China due to the price. Unicom sold fewer iPhones than analysts anticipated in its debut week after offering the 32GB iPhone 3GS for 7,999 yuan (£698.45), compared to £538.30 for a Pay & Go model in the UK. High price of iPhone is no boundary to its success in China

Been to the iTunes App Store lately? If so, you may have experienced a little sticker shock. The iPhone app count now exceeds 100,000, and many software developers have found that the only way to reliably make money is not only to charge for an app, but to charge enough money to signal that it is not just another $1 throwaway. Adding a Fee to the Shazam App Invites a Look at Competing Tools

The App Store is cluttered with iPhone GPS apps, and sorting through them is a daunting task. This guide is designed to cut through the clutter, gather all relevant info in one place, and aid you in making the best choice. We also take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of iPhone GPS vs personal navigation devices, and examine the new elephant in the room, Google Maps Navigation.  A Guide to iPhone GPS Navigation Apps

Piracy of Apple’s closed iPhone ecosystem is hitting big numbers. According to Pinch Media CEO Greg Yardley more than 60% of paid iPhone applications installed with Pinch Media’s analytics tools are available on jailbroken iPhones and other backchannels. 60% Of Paid iPhone Apps Are Available Free On Jailbroken Phones

Quite possibly. In the past year it’s lost a significant slice of global market share: down from 11% of the smartphone market in the third quarter of 2008 to 7.9% in the same period of 2009, according to the research company Gartner. That’s led some analysts to question its future and suggest it may be effectively dead within two years. Is Windows Mobile threatened with extinction?

Speaking yesterday at the Professional Developer’s Conference, Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie explained what’s really important when it comes to the smartphone business, and it’s apparently nothing at all to do with the number of apps available on any one platform. Ozzie Misses the Point, says Apps Don’t Matter

Space Shuttle Atlantis has blasted off, on its way to the international space station. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaked Tuesday. And NASA just found water on the moon. Apps of the Week: To infinity, and beyond!

“According to AT&T CTO John Donovan, nationally, 3G data traffic on the company’s wireless network had risen nearly 5000 percent in the past 12 quarters,” John Paczkowski reports for AllThingsD. Time to cut AT&T some slack? 3G data traffic up 5000% over the past 12 quarters due to iPhone

The iPhone has been the number one smartphone on the market for some time now, but other competitors have sprung up as of late. The Blackberry Storm and the Palme Pre are two of the most notable in the race to supplant Apple’s baby, with limited success. TECH TALK: Droid Versus iPhone