Trapster’s Favorite Car Mount
Posted by Sean in Android, BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, iPad, iPhone, webos on September 1st, 2010
The safest way to use Trapster in your vehicle is to have your phone in a car mount. Here at Trapster HQ we have tested out several different mounts, and have found one to be our favorite.
RAM Mount makes car mounts for a wide variety of gadgets, including the iPhone 4 and the iPad. There are cheaper options, but we have found that usually with car mounts, you get what you pay for. Ram Mounts are built from high strength composite & powder coated marine grade aluminum, which makes them more durable than car mounts made of plastic. More…
Trapster 4.3.5 for iPhone with Auto Off
Now that you can run Trapster in the background on the iPhone 4 and 3GS, we have had some complaints about Trapster speeding up the use of your battery. Even though we have been telling everyone to shut down Trapster when you are not driving, some users still didn’t know how to close apps that were running in the background.
Version 4.3.5 solves this problem for all! If Trapter is running in the background, and does not detect any movement for 10 to 15 minutes, the app will automatically shut down.
So if you haven’t already, please update to the latest version of Trapter by visiting iTunes.
We also fixed some annoying bugs:
– Map view zoom level will now launch at correct level.
- Corrected issues related to push notifications while the app was paused.
If you have any questions or suggestions for us, please visit our support forum and don’t forget to follow us on facebook & twitter.
3 Unique Trapster Tales
Posted by Sean in Trapster Life on August 18th, 2010
Trapster wants to hear your unique story about how you use the app. With over 7.5 million users worldwide, we are sure that there are some interesting stories involving Trapster.
The top stories will be featured on this blog, and our facebook and twitter pages.
Some classic examples:
Late Night: One user shared that she and her friends always use the same taxi driver when they go out clubbing. She told the cab driver about Trapster and he installed it on his iPhone, next they became buddies on Caravan. Now she doesn’t even need to call the driver to come pick them up, she sends him a message through Caravan. And even better, she can track him on her phone and knows exactly when the cab is there to pick up the party crew! More…
Trapster 4.0 for BlackBerry adds Road Hazards!
Posted by Sean in BlackBerry on August 9th, 2010
Trapster 4.0 for BlackBerry has just been released, and brings 11 new “traps” for you to report. These new road hazards add the ability for Trapster users to keep other drivers aware of potentially unsafe road conditions such as flooded roads, dangerous intersections, and school zones. More…
Trapster Moderator Spotlight: xEmTx & Stlouisx50
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, Trapster Life on August 6th, 2010
I was so excited about our moderator spotlight last week that I couldn’t help but write another one for this week. These spotlights give you an insight into the lives of our moderators and all their hard work and dedication to Trapster. In their own words you will learn a little about our army of volunteers and why they LOVE Trapster so much that they spend hours upon hours of their free time graciously helping us.
Our two spolighted moderators have been given an array of questions to get their juices flowing but have free reign to tell their story. So let’s get started! More…
Trapster Moderator Spotlight: Zergdog & Mike2kt
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, Trapster Life on July 29th, 2010
Welcome to the first of what I hope many, moderator spotlights. Each month I will highlight four or five of our Trapster moderators. In their own words you will learn a little about our army of volunteers and why they LOVE Trapster so much that they spend hours upon hours of their free time graciously helping us. They have been given an array of questions to get their juices flowing but have free rein to tell their story. So let’s get started! More…
Free Downloadable Trapster Backgrounds
Posted by Stefanie in Android, BlackBerry, Trapster Life, iPhone on July 28th, 2010
I was playing with my iPhone today and thought, I want a cool new background. Then I thought, I want a cool new Trapster background! After creating my super cool new Trapster background for my iPhone I felt sad that I was the only person that would benefit from this awesomeness.
So this leads me to where I sit right now. Writing a short blog post to share my cool new Trapster background. But wait, there’s more! (I’ve always wanted to say that, hehe) After creating my cool new Trapster background I went ahead and created a Droid, a BlackBerry, and a few other generic ones you can mush and mash to fit whatever phone you might have. Of course you need to have a phone with the customizable background feature.
Yes, the Worlds #1 Driving App is from San Diego
Posted by Sean in News, Trapster Life on July 27th, 2010
Trapster has received a ton of coverage worldwide over the last year, from New York to San Fransisco to Australia and even Japan. We still never received much local coverage from our hometown of San Diego, till now. Over the last few weeks San Diego newspapers have taken notice to the small start-up that is causing a big splash in the app world. More…
Team Wu’s 2010 Bullrun Rally “Trapster Cop Car” Revealed
Posted by Sean in News, Trapster Life, iPad on July 7th, 2010
Team Wu
Team Wu, the Bull Run Season 3 champions, will be driving the Trapster cop car in this year’s world famous Bullrun rally starting July 9th in New York city and finishing July 16th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Team Wu has packed this year’s 2010 Dodge Charger with every gadget they have ever used for a rally, but when asked about Trapster Bill Wu responded:
“Trapster is our secret weapon.” More…
Trapster Now Runs in the Backgound – iOS 4
Trapster 4.3 for the iPhone was released today on the app store. Some cool tidbits about Trapster, we were the first free app to use the background navigation API for iOS 4 and to top off today’s awesome release Trapster will hit 6.5 million users by the end of the day. BIG thanks to all our users, we couldn’t do it with out you!
This short tutorial of Trapster 4.3 running on the new iOS 4 below covers how to close Trapster completely, how to run Trapster in the background, why voting often is good, and new controls in the setting menu.
The Trapster team is always here to help. If you need technical assistance please visit our support page: http://getsatisfaction.com/trapster
