53. A method of providing information to a user of a computerized apparatus, the method comprising: receiving via a network link a digitized representation of a speech input, the representation generated via a speech recognition apparatus of the computerized apparatus, the input relating to an organization or entity which a user wishes to locate; based at least in part on the representation, identifying a location associated with the organization or entity; selecting and causing provision of a graphical or visual representation of the location via the network link, the graphical or visual representation being configured for display on a display device of the computerized apparatus and to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the organization or entity; and causing generation of a plurality of soft function keys or icons on the display device, at least one of the soft function keys or icons having a function associated therewith relating to obtaining directions, and at least one of the soft function keys or icons having a function associated therewith relating to points of interest.
53. A method of providing information to a user of a computerized apparatus, the method comprising: receiving via a network link a digitized representation of a speech input, the representation generated via a speech recognition apparatus of the computerized apparatus, the input relating to an organization or entity which a user wishes to locate; based at least in part on the representation, identifying a location associated with the organization or entity; selecting and causing provision of a graphical or visual representation of the location via the network link, the graphical or visual representation being configured for display on a display device of the computerized apparatus and to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the organization or entity; and causing generation of a plurality of soft function keys or icons on the display device, at least one of the soft function keys or icons having a function associated therewith relating to obtaining directions, and at least one of the soft function keys or icons having a function associated therewith relating to points of interest. 55. The method of claim 53 , wherein the speech input is received via a microphone associated with the speech recognition apparatus, the microphone being mounted within the computerized apparatus proximate a capacitive touch-screen input and display device so that the user can speak into the microphone while viewing and having tactile interaction with the touch-screen input and display device.