The PDA version release of Google Maps a couple of days ago made a really big noise on various PDA dedicated sites. Msmobiles even gave their article a title “The best news for Windows Mobile in year 2007 : Google Maps for Windows Mobile released !!!”. Well, I do not know, I probably would not be so optimistic … But anyway, I also wanted to try this new software from Google and here are some early comments:

• a bug for a start – despite the fact that I chose to install GoogleMaps to Storage Card on my Artemis, the application file (593 KB) was copied to Program Files/GoogleMaps
• the maps show quite fast in different views
• map details seems to be identical with the PC version (obviously …)
• Google Maps needs internet connection to work – i.e. off-line browsing of downloaded maps is not possible
• I could not find the place where maps are stored (most probably it is Application Data/GoogleMaps); I also did not find where to change this location

To be honest, GoogleMaps are not going to stay long in my PDA as I do not really find any use for such software. But anyway, try it yourself …