Tom Tom US & Canada app (version 1.2), which was submitted last week with cool new features, is available for download in App Store from yesterday. This is a major update of this app, which includes the features that its competitor MobileNavigator North America from NAVIGON AG touted for sometime. With the new, but much-wanted, features by the customers like Text-To-Speech, Advanced Lane Guidance and In-built iPod Player Support, Tom Tom is ready to give a tough competition with MobileNavigator, which has been on top of the Top Grossing app from it’s launch. New users who are tempted to buy GPS app for iPhone will have more than one option but be indecisive as the features are more or less same in these two top apps.

Tom Tom, with an additional feature, goes one step ahead of its competitors to add support for original iPhone and iPod touch devices though those customers need to purchase Tom Tom Car Kit for the built-in GPS receiver to turn the devices into GPS navigator. It looks somewhat good for those who were the much-early adaptors of iPhone and iPod touch, but thinking of spending another US $120 for the car kit seems pretty bad. But at least they have an option.

New features added in version 1.2:

• Advanced Lane Guidance in both portrait and landscape mode
• Text-to-Speech in English US, English UK, English Australia, French Canada and Spanish Latin America
• Help Me! embergency menu
• iPod player support
• Support for original iPhone and iPod touch (all models)

Existing feature updates in version 1.2:

• Improved search and route summary screens
• Free updated map from v8.30 to v8.35
• Updated points of interest database
• Updated IQ Routes database with millions of new measurements

Tom Tom US & Canada app (version 1.2) is still available for $99.99 for new users and is free for existing customers.

Price: $99.99 (Tom Tom US & Canada)
Compatible With: iPhone and iPod touch
Required OS Version: iPhone OS 3.0 or later
Download Link: iTunes