Google has added a new feature to the native Maps application called "Places." If you open up your application drawer, you will find a new icon titled "Places." If you select that icon, a menu will pop up with categories of places you may want to find on your Google Map. This is actually something I've been waiting for because I find it tedious to have to use a third-party application to find restaurants or gas stations or hair removal places nearby.
Speaking of third-party applications, this new feature should scare the bejeezus out of apps like Where, Yelp, Aloqa, or any other application that helps users find locations nearby. I won't be surprised to see Google add more functionality to the Maps application in the future like gas prices, movie times, restaurant menus. The sky is the limit, really.
Check out the changes and let me know what you think in the comments.
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