TomTom Updates iPhone App

TomTom just announced that its TomTom app for iPhone has been updated. Version 1.3 now includes real-time traffic compatibility and Local Search powered by Google.

New features such as Local Search, Automatic Day/Night Mode, Pinch and Zoom, Music Fading and a new Map Update have been added and are free to existing TomTom app for iPhone users. If you want real-time traffic updates, that will cost you an additional $19.99 for 12 months of service. Not bad, considering the moment a traffic delay is found, you are notified and can be automatically re-routed to an alternative route. Traffic delays can be heard audibly on the device as well as displayed on the screen.

Continental and regional versions of the TomTom for iPhone app for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch users, are available now at www.tomtom.com/tomtom-app.

The new version of the software is available for free to existing TomTom app for iPhone customers. For new users, the TomTom app for iPhone, including maps of the U.S., is available for $59.99. A version is also available with maps of U.S. and Canada, it sells for $69.99. TomTom Traffic for iPhone users is available via in-app purchase for an additional $19.99 per 12 months of service.