Google on Wednesday launched a new Google Maps app for Android mobile devices, just one month after announcing its purchase of social mapping location data startup Waze. The new Google Maps app has many features offered by Waze, such as information on current traffic conditions, reports of problems on a route, and alerts if better routes become available. Google reportedly has denied incorporating Waze’s technology into the new version of Maps, stating that it gets that type of information from other data providers, such as GPS maker TomTom. 
