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Navigon has been very aggressive about keeping its highly rated MobileNavigator app [iTunes link] up to date. Now, new features are putting it even further ahead of a lot of the competition.

The update adds three innovative features: in-app connection to Facebook and Twitter, Panorama View 3D with 3D terrain views powered from NASA data, and personalized route delivery via NAVIGON MyRoutes, an intelligent direction provider.

For Facebook and Twitter connectivity, a simple icon tap posts the user's current position, destination, and ETA without navigation interruption -- handy for advising family of your expected arrival or updating other travelers with your location if you stopped for a break.

The MyRoutes feature analyzes driving habits, patterns, location, time/day and provides up to three routes clearly displayed in-map with ETA, distance and driving times for each.

The 3D views enable intuitive orientation of the surrounding environment, and show you what lies ahead with digital landscape elevations, shadows, and geographic images. Panorama View 3D is integrated in-map, independent from the phone's data connection. The Panorama View 3D feature will be available via an in-app purchase.

There is a special Macworld promotion of the current version of MobileNavigator for US$69.99 and one time in-app purchase of Traffic Live for $19.99 (regularly $24.99) from February 5-15. All the new features except Panorama View are free updates for existing owners of the app. The Panorama View feature will be $9.99. All the new announced features are expected to be available this spring.

Besides being available for the iPhone 3G and 3GS, the NAVIGON app also runs on the first-generation iPhone or an iPod touch. Additional accessories are required for GPS navigation on these devices.

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Navigon has announced version 1.5.0 of its MobileNavigator turn-by-turn directions app. New to this version will be social networking integration, personalized routes, and the ability to add 3D terrain.

The iPhone is looking pretty good in a pair of market snapshots

Click to enlarge. Source: comScore

In the past week, IDC and comScore have both issued reports of the fast-growing smartphone market that show Apple (AAPL) gaining share.

In the U.S., according to a comScore report published Monday, Apple's share grew to 25.3%, up more a point, in the fourth quarter of 2009, while Research in Motion's (RIMM) fell to 41.6%, down a point.

Microsoft (MSFT) and Palm (PALM) both lost ground while Google's (GOOG) Android gained nearly 3 points to reach 5.2%. See chart at right.

IDC's report, issued last Thursday, looked at the worldwide market, where Nokia (NOK) has long been dominant. Its charts (below the fold) show Apple gaining on Nokia and RIM in both the fourth quarter and the full year. Apple's shipments nearly doubled year over year in Q4 2009 to reach a global smartphone market share of 16%.

Below: IDC's charts.

Source: IDC

Source: IDC

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• The iPhone gains/loses market share

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The EOS 550D records video in full 1920x1080p HD resolution

Canon has announced a new addition to its expanding, well received EOS range of Digital SLR cameras - the EOS 550D.

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