It’s always nice to have options—and now there’s a new one to help you get from A to Z. MapQuest,
one of the original web-based mapping services, released it’s first Windows Phone app this morning. The app is free and works only on Windows Phone 8. Download it now.
The MapQuestapp definitely gets the job doneand looks good doing it. The clean, modern design shows real-time traffic conditions, calculates driving routes, and supplies voice-guided directions. Handy optional map layers make it easy to find restaurants, hotels, and other places of interest. Pin your destination to Start for quick access, with Live Tile updates based on your current location.
I definitely felt a little burst of fond nostalgia when downloading the app this morning. The service, which traces its origins all the way back to 1967 and a Chicago-based maker of paper maps, burst on to the web as MapQuest in 1996. (Today it’s owned by AOL.) Those maps guided me to a lot of college parties back then. Now it’s going to help me find my kids’ play dates. How about you?
