SG Buses and i-Shop get Augmented Reality while Foyage is updated

The view through SG Buses from the bus stop opposite Takashimaya Department Store on Orchard Road.

In case you missed it, the latest version of SG Buses, the one with Augmented Reality, is now in the App Store. You can now look through the iPhone's LCD screen to see which buses stop at the bus stops around you. By the way, thanks to new iPhone users suddenly hitting the App Store, the SG Buses is now number 6 in the Singapore App Store. (In an unrelated note of interest to developers, SG Buses used a private API which Apple spotted but waved through, another sign that App Store approval policies are a-changing, or perhaps they are full of the Christmas spirit.)

SG Buses, however, isn't the only app to get an Augmented Reality update. Xsago's i-Shop also has this feature, which will make it easier to find shops where you can get GST refunds. In addition, the new version of i-Shop now supports Japanese, Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia, not just English.

The latest version of Xsago's location-based app, Foyage, currently does not have Augmented Reality, but it does have new features that rely on crowd sourcing, namely traffic and store promotions. Foyage now also has mall listings.

All three apps are free.