Are you an active map editor on the Cartouche and hungry for some extra points? Good news – now there’s a new bonus candy worth 750 points that you can unlock after you complete 500 map edits. And what’s even better is that it’s a bonus that you can unlock multiple times, so for each 500 map edits, keep your eyes open for the candy, ready for the munching, out there on the map…

And since we’re on the topic…we’re working hard over here to revamp the Cartouche into something much more user-friendly and snazzy, and while it’ll take a few more months for us to complete, test and release the new design, as we’re developing it we wanted to turn to you guys for some help to name it. There’s already a thread on the forums where people are brainstorming options. If you have one you’d like to contribute, feel free to post your ideas here.

Wow, you guys! Right before the deadline, we had an influx of submissions and ended up with more than 20 competitors to the V-Day Video Loveletter contest. It’s needless to say that you’re a truly creative bunch – we had fully developed scripts, awesome animations, heart-felt poetry, and all kinds of other expressions of good ‘ol waze love, but in the end, as always, there can be only one…and this time around, the winner of the Macbook Air is Steve from Italy – congratulations, Steve!

Take a look at his trez adorable clip:

And take a moment to check out a few other great submissions, out of the many that made us smile, below. If you have the time, click here to view all of the submissions, but note that this link will only be active for a few more days. Many thanks to all of you who worked hard on your clips for us. Even if you didn’t win, people really enjoyed seeing your skills. In fact, one afternoon, all of us gathered ’round the computer for a viewing and we can honestly say that we were super-impressed!

Ok, we’ll admit it. It was looking dire there for a minute. But just at the end, in a rush of excitement and creativity, we received a good many submissions to the V-Day Video Loveletter Contest from wazers all around the world and now we’re good to go as we move forward into the voting portion of things…

Click here to view all of the Loveletter submissions! Note that some have errors in their screen captures, but if you click on them, and then press play, you’ll be able to watch ‘em. Also, if you find one you really like, feel free to come by once a day to vote for it – and leave comments, too! Lastly, feel free to click the Facebook Connect button to share your favorite submission with your friends, if you’re so inclined, we’re sure that the video owner will appreciate it. And you video owners, now’s the time to spread the link out to your friends to enlist their support and help you win!

So what’s next? Well, voting continues through the end of Valentine’s Day, February 14, and then on the 15th, we’ll crown our winner and order them a beautiful new MacBook Air. Make your voice heard. Get votin’ right now!

The people have spoken! You wanted heart boxes and chocolates as your holiday road goodies, and that’s what you’ve gotten! Keep your eyes peeled, world-wide, for heart boxes worth 10 extra points and yummy chocolates worth 2 extra points dotted all over the map – and let them serve as a reminder to not forget your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, this coming Monday, February 14

W00t! Waze is proud to be featured in Google’s Android lineup in Hall 8 – Booth #AC25 at Mobile World Congress this year! Our success is due much in part to our community of Android drivers, whose tireless efforts and forward thinking help contribute to a shared vision of crowd-sourced and user-operated maps and traffic. In return, we’ll keep striving to provide the best possible experience and expertise to get folks in and out of their commutes as quickly as possible. So come by and say hi, shower us with praise, air your grievances, or just chat Android. We’re looking forward to another great year in 2011 for apps, maps, and screen taps. Thanks, all!

In the meantime, here’s a little sneak peak into what we’re currently building for you, our doting Android fans-