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eCOMPOSITE has released GPSRecorder 2.0, an update to its GPSRecorder app for iPhone 3GS. GPSRecorder takes advantage of the compass and provides an instant map. The app still fulfills needs of photographers and hikers alike, providing easy geotagging export and export to hiking web sites or Google Earth files. All of this in a focused app that’s built for hours of recording.

Seattle based CVZ Productions has released Daily Tracker 2.2, an update to their personal organizer for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, Daily Tracker offers one place to gather and track notes and activities. Users can choose an existing category or let Daily Tracker set-up a new one for them. Version 2.2 features iPhone 3.0 support, and sports many new improvements.

GenArts Inc. has announced a monthly license rental option for its flagship GenArts Sapphire visual effects software for Adobe After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro. The program is designed to offer Sapphire’s entire suite of industry-leading visual effects plug-ins at an extremely affordable cost of entry, thereby providing access to a much broader range of users. GenArts Sapphire provides more than 200 state-of-the-art image processing and synthesis effects plug-ins.