Google Maps Redesigned for Blackberry

As part of its ongoing dedication to provide users with top-quality mobile applications, Google has recently released a new version of its popular navigational tool, Google Maps, exclusively for Blackberry mobile users.

The Google Maps application was redesigned to deliver a more enjoyable experience for mobile search users and make it easier for them to identify their current locations, find information on local hot spots like restaurants, banks and hotels, get road and walking directions, view maps and so much more. This application is destined to take the mobile search world by storm, by presenting Blackberry users with a variety of features that will undoubtedly be useful.

The Voice Feature

The most noteworthy feature that they added to the Google Maps application for Blackberry is the Search by Voice feature. To activate it, all you have to do is hold down the “call” button on your phone and clearly say what you wish to search. Your Blackberry will register what you are saying and will generate a list of search results that are correspondent to what you are looking for on a map. It eliminates the need to have to type in your searches, which makes it perfect to use when your hands are full. It recognizes street addresses, landmarks, business names or general phrases like “Restaurants” or “Hospitals”.

Other Features

It also includes some great features like a scale bar, which allows you to calculate distances between two points, without needing to use road based directions, the terrain map, which will show you elevation and even give you a feature that can help you report problems with its maps, which gives the users the opportunity to make the application more accurate. The features have been crafted by Google’s designers with the goal of presenting Blackberry users with all of the conveniences the Google Maps tool offers users who access it on their home computers. These features can make day to day living for Blackberry owners much easier for a vast amount of situations they might encounter. It presents extremely useful information at the push of a button and is expected to help Google’s influence on the mobile search engine popularity race.