Google has recently made a major update to Maps for Mobile that is available on the BlackBerry platform.  Maps for Mobile 4.0 will offer BlackBerry users a whole slew of new features.  Included in these features are voice search, Buzz integration, starred locations and Labs for Maps.

The voice search feature lets users speak their search queries and then Google will return results and show them on a map relative to the user’s location.  Buzz integration will allow users to post content to their Buzz accounts from the Maps application.  While this feature from Google has to take off in popularity it certainly has the chance to be one of the next big social media phenoms.  Users will also have the ability to access places they’ve starred on the desktop version of Maps from their mobile device as well as test out some of the experimental features in Labs for Maps.  This new software is available today for download.  Google also created a version of the software for BES admins to install on end-user devices.

There are many great new features associated with this latest release of Google Maps for BlackBerry devices.  The feature that I am most excited about is the voice search feature.  This will be a very handy feature for those people that like to use the Google Maps while driving in their car.  No longer will they have to take their eyes off the road to type in a location on their BlackBerry device.  These users will now just be able to speak into their mobile phone and see all of the locations that they are looking for appear without having to divert their attention from the road.  This will dramatically increase the safety issues when using Google Maps while driving your vehicle.