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Announcing the CoPilot Live Community Forum

By Todd Klein | Published: March 28, 2011

In response to many requests, we are delighted to announce the CoPilot Live Community Forum, a new way for CoPilot Live customers to ask questions, suggest improvements and share ideas for new features.  We hope that it will become a really valuable and interactive forum for comment, advice and ideas, where regular users can share [...]

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5pm Today – iPad 2 goes on sale – and CoPilot Live is ready to go!

By Todd Klein | Published: March 25, 2011

Bleary eyed queue members on Regent Street and in Covent Garden will be justly rewarded at 5pm this evening when the iPad 2 finally goes on sale. Of course, its been available in the US for a couple of weeks now and in that time we’ve given it a thorough testing with CoPilot Live HD. [...]

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A Capital Break this Spring – Travel Anywhere in Western Europe from £29.99

By Todd Klein | Published: March 23, 2011

With the winter blues giving way to the greens  of spring, our thoughts at CoPilot Live are turning to how to make the most out of the new season. Whether you have travel plans at home or abroad, CoPilot Live sat nav can make all of your journeys a bit easier and maybe a bit [...]

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Celebrate Spring with the CoPilot Live Sweepstake

By Todd Klein | Published: March 16, 2011

  With both the mornings and the evenings getting lighter, spring seems at long last to making a very welcome appearance. While its official debut isn’t until the March 20, we at CoPilot Live say, ‘why wait?’  OK – the weather may still be far from tropical, but after such a hard winter any signs of spring [...]

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You and CoPilot Live – Are we compatible?

By Todd Klein | Published: March 11, 2011

Or to be more precise, your smartphone or tablet? It’s a good question that we encounter almost on a daily basis. For the record, if you’re running an  3G/3GS or 4 iPhone, the answer is yes, we’re fully compatible. We’ve even some tips on how you can improve GPS performance. The same applies for the [...]

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Tips and Tricks: Saving on Fuel Costs

By Todd Klein | Published: March 8, 2011

With a volatile Middle East and much media speculation about the arrival of the £2 litre of petrol coming to a forecourt near you, ways in which you can lower your fuel consumption have probably crossed your mind. As always, the internet is a great source of advice and this article on MSBNC.com  in particular focuses on simple [...]

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APP UPDATE: CoPilot Live USA for iPhone and iPad *BUG FIXES*

By Todd Klein | Published: March 4, 2011

Today we’ve released an update for users of our CoPilot Live USA iPhone and iPad apps.  These free updates are available to download immediately from iTunes CoPilot Live USA Version 8.2.0.478 for iPhone This version corrects the splash screen display on start up. CoPilot Live HD North America Version 8.2.0.478 for iPad This update addresses the corrupted POIs error on start up and [...]

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Blog Post – Augmented Reality – A useful distraction?

By Todd Klein | Published: March 3, 2011

As a Sat Nav vendor, we’re often asked about how and when augmented reality will be included in CoPilot Live. The truth is that the technology for AR is still very much in its infancy, a fact  ably demonstrated in this article publish by Pocket Lint, who point to the Five biggest barriers for its successful introduction. In [...]

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Coming very soon – the iPad 2

By Todd Klein | Published: March 2, 2011

Following hot on the heels of last week’s announcement of the Motorola Xoom, the spotlight shifts today with some inevitably, to San Francisco and the (possible) launch of the iPad 2.  As is typical for any Apple launch, the blogsphere in the preceding weeks has been rife with rumour and speculation about what can be expected [...]

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Renault Truck partners with ALK Technologies to launch Renault NavTruck app.

By Todd Klein | Published: February 28, 2011

  We’re pleased to announce that we’ve teamed up with  Renault Trucks to develop Renault NavTruck, a custom-developed turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for professional drivers based on our own CoPilot Truck software platform. Initially available for iPhone, Renault NavTruck provides truck-specific routes, guidance and maps throughout Europe based on vehicle dimensions and load type, helping to prevent delivery delays, accidents [...]

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