Web users have been able to get driving directions from a variety of sources like google maps, yahoo maps, mapquest etc, Now Google Maps provides walking directions in major cities.

If you want to walk from your apartment to a restaurant nearby, Google maps will show you the route with turn-by-turn directions. Currently this service is available in in major cities and it is in beta, go to maps.google.com and look for the walking link.

Using street views you can see the snapshoot of the street you have to walk… Check the sample address here here.

The new iPhone 3G operating system will allow users to run third-party applications. The iPhone 2.0 software will run on the new iPhone 3G. Most applications will also run on the iPod Touch, and on existing iPhones once the new iPhone 2.0 software has been downloaded.

Here is the list of 9 hot iPhone applications picked by Information Week magazine.

1. Quickoffice - Ability to edit Microsoft Word, Excel etc and to sync between the smartphone and desktop or laptop computers.
2. NotepadSync - Lets you write text memos on your iPhone and have them sync to an application on your Mac desktop, and vice-versa.
3. Nuance Open Voice Search - allows users to use voice recognition to dial phone numbers, search for locations on Google Maps etc.
4. OmniFocus - To get yourself organized.
5. Things - Tool for organizing your task list.
6. Loopt - Mobile service that allows users to track friends on a map and communicate with them.
7. Qik And TomTom - Social networking application for sharing videos.
8. Enterprise Apps & Games - to get your work done and games for fun.
9. MLB At Bat - Application from Major League Baseball .

[ IW - Hot iPhone 3G Apps To Watch ]

Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder is a Free web service that can give you a list of free wireless internet locations in google maps. To find Free Wi-Fi near you enter your address.

Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder using google maps
JiWire is another WiFi Hotspot service which finds free and paid WiFi hotspots in 135 countries( it dosen’t use google map).