Google Announces That Google Maps Users Can Now Take Advantage of Waze Incident Reports

Google Maps

Google Tuesday morning announced that Google Maps users could now take advantage of the real-time incident reports generated from Waze users. Google acquired Waze in June 2013.

Shown above, the user can find little icons scattered throughout their maps that might show accidents, construction zones, road closures, and more. Tapping on the icon gives the user a brief explanation of what the icon is about. 

These incident reports help drivers stay away from potential issues that could cause late arrivals or heavy traffic situations; however, all routing should be pre-planned and the driver should not be playing with their phone on the road for safety reasons. 

The real-time Waze incident reports are available to users in both the iOS version of the application and in the Android version of the application. Currently, the real-time Waze incident reports are supported in the following countries:

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• France
• Germany
• Mexico
• Panama
• Peru
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States

Notably, the incident reports are available in the Google Maps application without the need to look for an update to the application in the App Store. Google was able to integrate these features from their own end.

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Sources: Google

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iOS 7 Beta 7 May Drop Monday Afternoon

iOS 7 Beta 7

A report from BGR indicates that developers may see the seed of iOS 7 Beta 7 today, Monday August 19, 2013:

Originally Posted by BGR

We are told by our trusted sources that Apple has once again seeded a new build of iOS 7 to partners, and that it should be released to developers later today. We can confirm the build number is much higher than the previous beta, and we would assume that iOS 7 beta 7 should be distributed and made available for developers around 1:00 p.m. EDT, as usual.

The seed is expected to launch at its usual time of around 1:00 P.M. EDT, and will fix a number of bugs and improve iOS 7's security and stability. BGR notes that they can confirm a different build number than the current beta. Notably, Apple just seeded iOS 7 Beta 6 last Thursday.

iOS 7 Beta 7, if seeded, will be installable on any iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running that is currently running the iOS 7 Beta, and a select number of iOS devices that aren't yet running it. It can be installed one of two ways: via OTA (over the air) update in the Settings application, or via the download links in the developer center on Apple’s Web site.

iOS 7 will be released to the public this Fall. It includes several new features like a re-designed interface, Control Center, new animations, and much more.

If iOS 7 Beta 7 does drop today as the rumor indicates, we will keep you updated.

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Sources: BGR