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Trapster Now Uses Background Location to Warn You About Speed Traps

Posted June 23, 2010 at 1:58pm by iClarified · 5232 views
In what is sure to provide a huge boost to its popularity, Trapster has updated its iPhone app to take full advantage of iOS 4 background location.

Trapster is a FREE app that alerts you as you approach speed traps, red light and speed cameras, police check points, and other wallet hazards. Join over 6 MILLION USERS world wide and submit the location of traps in your area.

FEATURES
● Caravan, see and communicate with other users in real time.
● Patrol, a blue line shows Trapster users have recently driven down a road. Raising the confidence factor on the road.
● Alerts can be in English, French, German, Spanish and lots of fun sound themes.
● World's most complete and up to date speed trap and camera database with over 2 MILLION traps reported.
● Virtual Radar (R) dynamic alert area narrows and elongates based on your speed and direction of travel.
● Rate traps submitted by other users. The system learns the credibility of users over time based on how many other users agree with the traps they report.
● Push notifications can alert you even when the app isn't running.
● My Trips feature broadens scope of app beyond speed traps, making it a fun travel tool.
● Also, local search, Google Live Traffic, turn-by-turn directions, full iPod control, Facebook & Twitter integration and privacy controls.

What's New In This Version:
● Updated to take full advantage of iOS 4 background location!
● Various bug fixes

You can download Trapster speed trap alerts (now with Caravan and Patrol) from the App Store for free.

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