14 DAY TRIAL // Waze, the free turn-by-turn GPS application that relies on crowd sourcing to come up with real time traffic conditions, might soon become available for mobile phones running under Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. While at the moment, the software solution is available only for the iPhone and Android (in a beta version), its developers also came up with an alpha variant for Windows Mobile-powered handsets, and are on their way to releasing a more stable version.
Here is how the software solution is described on its official website, “Waze is a free social mobile app that enables drivers to build and use live maps, real-time traffic updates and turn-by-turn navigation for an optimal commute. 100% powered by users the more you drive the better it gets. Join the community of drivers in your area today!”
Those who would like to try out the alpha variant that is now available for Windows Mobile devices should head to the waze website, and they can join the community there. For the time being, there are no details on when the application gets updated, yet some information on the development process will certainly emerge in the near future.
As WMExperts notes, the Guided Tour of the application shows rather promising things. The waze software solution is based mainly on the users' reports regarding the traffic conditions. While the largest part of the information is reported passively, its users can also upload photos of the traffic conditions, report mapping errors and more.
Waze's site also provides a live map where users can check on the conditions that have been reported from all around the country. Those who will access the map will also be able to make an idea of how the application works. Windows Mobile won't be the only operating system the GPS application is expected to come to in the future, it seems, so stay tuned to learn more details on this.