In all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I think we somehow managed to miss this one.  Earlier this month (on December 18), Microsoft issued an update of its popular Live Search Mobile mapping program.  Microsoft Live Search is well known for its ability to find local points of interest, create maps, and provide you with driving directions.  It is extremely accurate with or without a GPS.  According to the Virtual Earth/Live Maps blog, the new version includes:

• 1-click directions for all businesses and street addresses in U.S.
• Additional details for U.S. businesses, including neighborhood, business category, cuisine (restaurants) and hours of operation
• Photos and reviews for U.S. businesses
• Improved movie show times Instant Answers (we now show critics rating)
• Added interactivity to all maps (clicking on maps now zooms in/out to predefined levels, or advanced to the next waypoint for routing maps)
• Traffic & map Instant Answers
• Mobile search for the China market. Scopes offered are local (no maps, but coming soon), web, images, news and Spaces.

So, head on over to http://m.live.com/ (from your mobile browser) and download the latest Live Search directly to your Windows Mobile enabled device.

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