Google, which acquired Israeli navigation application Waze earlier this year, has started adding data from Waze users to its mobile Maps application.
Accidents, road works and road closures reported by Waze users in the UK will now appear on the Google Maps app for Android and iOS.
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No plans for release in Europe
Google-owned Motorola Mobility has announced its new Moto X smartphone, promising that every Moto X sold in the USA will also have been assembled in America.
The handset will be available in the US, Canada and Latin America within the next few weeks, although there are currently no plans for a UK release.
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Podcast - 31st July 2013
In this week's show we look at Google's new product announcements, O2's closure of its mobile telecare service and the clearance of radio frequencies for 4G services.
We also talk about the latest collection of quarterly results from Apple, Samsung, Amazon, LG and Facebook. Who's doing well - and should anyone be worried?
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Surprises and statistics
Mark Bridge writes:
Google’s big announcement last week involved the company introducing Android v4.3 (as expected), launching a new Nexus 7 tablet (as expected) and also revealing a ‘Chromecast’ HDMI adaptor that’ll stream from most portable devices. That was more of a surprise.
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Yesterday Google announced a new version of its Android mobile platform - Android 4.3 - and a much-rumoured update to its Nexus 7 tablet.
In addition, there was a new ‘Chromecast’ HDMI adaptor that’ll let users stream content to their TV from most portable devices.
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