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I thought I’d update you all on something I’ve been keeping a little bit of a secret – I’m building an iPhone app for TaxiMe. Now, I’ve been developing it for about a month and a half now and it’s nearing completion. Here are a few features you can look forward to in the app:

• Favorites: You can add/edit/remove favorite locations and then easily select them from a list when doing your estimation.
• Recent: The app will keep track of recent estimations so you can always go back and view where you were going, how much it cost and how long it was going to take.
• Modify Rates: Just like the website, the user will be able to alter the rates if they feel ours are out of date (pfftt we never are )
• Google Maps integration: Just like the website, you will be able to launch a Google Map to show your starting point and destination.  When you type in something like “McDonalds”, you will get a list of possible locations in your city, you will also have the option to view a Google Map of all possible locations.
• Geo Aware: Since the iPhone has GPS, you will only have to type in your address – no more having to type “123 Fake St, New York, NY”.  Just type in “123 Fake St” and you’re city will be automatically detected.  This is the same with business searches, you can just search “Burger King”.

Those are the main features you can look forward to. I’ve got a few people testing it right now, so assuming all is well after that, I expect to have it launched end of April/early May.  It will probably price around $1.99.

In the mean time, here are a few screenshots of the app in use.

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