It’s pretty cool when you’re assigned by your school to hack a mobile app, like when these Israeli students were assigned to hack Waze. The assignment was to demonstrate what malicious hackers could do by creating a fake traffic jam on the app, which provides real-time traffic updates and notifications to people on the road.… Continue reading Israeli Students Create Fake Traffic Jam in Waze App Hoax
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Google Now Can Notify You in Real-Time about Traffic Accidents and Delays
If you drive often or simply own a car, Google just made your life a little easier. Starting Monday, the Google Now app will now notify you of traffic incidents, including accidents and construction, so you can avoid backups and delays. Google announced the new feature yesterday. The company also updated Google Search for Android… Continue reading Google Now Can Notify You in Real-Time about Traffic Accidents and Delays
Google Leaves Facebook in the Dust in Waze Bidding War with $1.3 Billion Offer
Weeks after Facebook made an offer for the navigation app Waze, Google makes a winning bid to acquire the Israel-based startup: a $1.3-billion bid, that is. Waze is a mobile navigation app that crowdsources real time traffic data from users and aggregates that data to report information about traffic congestion, police presence, road accidents, speed… Continue reading Google Leaves Facebook in the Dust in Waze Bidding War with $1.3 Billion Offer
