Maps Directions

Maps Directions: After 15 years of providing users with the best route between two points, MapQuest now ranks neighborhoods according to such lifestyle criteria as restaurants, bars, shopping and services.

Google Maps has added a new Helicopter View to the navigation service, allowing users to preview their journey in 3D. Recognizing that many users want a more indicative  or at least entertaining  way of seeing their prospective route than either plain maps or birds-eye satellite imagery,

The new Maps app drops Google Maps as a source and instead runs full steam with Bing providing maps and direction services. It is much faster than before, and offers a number of new features. Users have their choice of standard map view, satellite view, or a birds-eye view.

Maps can provide driving, walking, or transit directions, and there is convenient access to recently looked up addresses and saved locations.