BlackBerry-maker RIM has just promoted its freeBlackBerry Traffic appfrom beta status to a general software release.
Now that its available in the BlackBerry App World beginning today, BlackBerry Traffic could threaten competitors likeWaze.
BlackBerry Traffic is a driving tool that estimates the real-time distance between you and your destination.
BlackBerry Traffic also adds an element of location-based advertising by offering deals along your route.
Though clear enough to read, the app is rather text-heavy.
BlackBerry Traffic is currently available in the U.S. and Canada on GPS-enabled BlackBerry smartphones running OS 4.6 and above.
The software is the fruit of a Bay Area-based mapping team thatRIM acquired in 2009.
Article updatedat 12:20pm PT with more details.
