• Comment ()  Review: New Google Maps boasts big improvements
December 14, 2012 RSS Feed Print  By BREE FOWLER, Associated
Press  NEW YORK (AP) — Like a lot of people, I was happy and
relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone.  I'd been
frustrated with the Apple mapping software that had replaced it
three months ago. For one thing, it didn't have public transit
directions, a feature important for New Yorkers like me. Apple's
mapping app also wasn't as good as the old Google app in finding
destinations. I often had to type full addresses rather than
just the name of a business.  I tried to get by with maps on
Google's mobile website instead, but I found that clunky and
slower to start up. So when Google Maps returned this week as
its own app, I installed it right away. Although it may not be
perfect, it is a big step up from both Apple's current software
and the old Google-powered Maps app that Apple kicked off the
iPhone in September.  For the first time, Google Maps has turn-
by-turn voice navigation