Apple and its developers are announcing a lot of apps being retooled for its new smart watch, launching next week, but one particular app caught my eye. Crowdsoured public transit app… Read more »
Google-owned Waze is finding a new way to get detailed information about businesses and residences: The app has a new feature called Places which gathers crowd-sourced data to help the community,… Read more »
The mobile industry saw some important consolidation unfold in the second quarter as the lesser tier-one carriers made some strong alliances: Sprint agreed to be acquired by Japan’s SoftBank and began… Read more »
If a certain number of Waze users report the same closing, the app will automatically start re-routing all users around reported road closures. Read more »
The mobile platform wars heated up in a big way as 2012 came to a close: Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8, Apple continued to roll out its iPhone 5 around the… Read more »
CEO Tim Cook recently said the company is fixing its Maps app through software updates, but also vaguely mentioned a “huge plan to make it even better.” What is that plan? Read more »
While almost no one is looking forward to Los Angeles’ so-called Carmageddon, an upcoming closure of a busy freeway, crowd-sourced traffic app Waze sees an opportunity to shine. The company is… Read more »