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Google Maps for mobile — it’s one of the greatest offerings that Google’s made in my humble opinion. Armed with my handset (and data connection) and this software, I can never be lost again in the city. Hungry and need to find a local pizzeria in a hurry? No digging through Yellow Pages, viewing shady-looking ads for terrible shops. Why not use the search via Google Maps for mobile and you can find all sorts of pizza shops, and peer reviews for these shops is a touch away! No longer will you find a new pizza place, only to be disappointed with expensive cardboard-like slices.

Also, to make this service better, Google Maps for mobile integrated in with your mobile phone’s GPS receiver, so you can find the closet shop to you quickly, get blow-by-blow walking instructions to where you need to go, driving instructions, or even transit instructions if Google is connected with your local transit authority.

Other neat functionalities of Google Maps for mobile is favorite places, and looking up the addresses of my contacts. Now, I’ve set my home as a favorite, If I’m deep downtown and looking for the fastest route home, I can do that very quickly and easily by selecting my favorites. Similarly, if I’m out and looking to visit my friend, I can just look it up directly within Google Maps, and get instant directions to him — again, using the inbuilt GPS receiver in my phone. Convenient, and very relevant to my life when travelling by car, walking, or busing — you also get a reasonably accurate time estimate for travel.

For my life, Google Maps for mobile is a regular application that I run, I simply can’t live without it.