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PC Magazine columnist John C. Dvorak conducted a driving directions test between Apple Maps, Google Maps, and the crowd-sourced Waze app to see which of the three performed best at least in his own area: California. It turns out that despite the controversy surrounding Apple’s contender, Apple Maps actually bested Google and Waze in Dvorak’s…
First, TechCrunch broke a news story that Apple was planning to acquire Waze and that negotiations between the two were in an advanced stage. Later on, MG Siegler took to TechCrunch for a second time to report that it turns out no negotiations are going on and Apple isn’t planning to buy Waze now or any time…
iOS 6 is out and with it comes Apple’s own Maps app, but many users are having a very hard time getting adjusted due to the numerous searching and location errors throughout the new app. The problems even spawned a Tumblr mocking the various issues. Luckily, help is on the way. According to 9to5Mac, Google…
Waze is releasing an update today to its iPhone and Android apps that includes a helpful new feature for saving a few bucks on the road: thanks to the crowd-sourced data, you’ll now be able to save cash on fuel. To start saving, you tap the left menu icon and choose Categories. There, not only…
Waze has brought its 3.0 version to Android and this features a much cleaners user interface as well as a few new features. We’ve covered Waze multiple times before because we believe it’s a great way to get free traffic reports on your smartphone. The app and service crowd sources traffic data and it has…
We’ve been big fans of Waze ever since it debuted and it looks like some of you out there like it too, as the company just announced that it has surpassed the 7 million driver mark. If that weren’t enough, it also has received $30 million in funding from the likes of Horizons Ventures Hong…
Waze released an updated version of its popular GPS app today to the App Store and version 3.0 adds multiple new features while also sporting an eye-catching new look. The first great thing about Waze 3.0 is that the app has been completely redesigned. I once downloaded it to try out, but removed it shortly…
Waze is teaming-up with Los Angeles-based KABC-TV to connect with the community of local drivers on the road for instant access to real-time traffic information. Using Waze’s live map of users on the road, the station will be able to provide LA citizens with up-to-the-minute road reports during the July 15th weekend closure of the…