While I've preferred Google Maps to Waze in the past, a recent road trip helped changed my mind about which mapping app to use for directions.

ZDNET's key takeaways Waze is great for fast reroutes and real-time driver alerts.Google Maps has deep Gemini integeration for smarter navigation.Both apps keep improving, but which one is truly the ...

Bon Adamson is a writer with a passion for technology and help desk experience, with a particular interest in Apple's product ecosystem. Bon has been writing for the majority of his life. He is ...

Google purchased Waze in 2013 and developed it as a separate community-based GPS navigation app with several real-time, crowd-sourced social networking features. “Wazers” can alert fellow drivers to ...

Waze is quietly getting a subtle map color refresh, only a few months after Google released a similar makeover for Google Maps. The new map colors, which make it easier to distinguish the highlighted ...