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The forgotten Sri Lankans that built Google Maps: Meet the Map Makers

January 9, 2019
The tuk driver calls and asks, “Sir location harida?” With a tired sigh, I reply, “Location eka hari.” It’s a frustrating cycle I repeat every morning. Yet it was only 5 years ago, that I like many other Sri Lankans had no choice but to give them directions over the phone. Ride-sharing apps changed all […]
Mazin Hussain
 
Local News

Google Maps Will Finally Show Public Transportation Routes In Sri Lanka

July 5, 2018
If you travel a lot, chances are that you use Google Maps to find the best route. I rely extensively on Google Maps because it shows me an accurate traffic layout and also the best route to get to where I’m going. However, one thing that was missing for Google Maps for Sri Lanka was […]
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Mahesh De Andrado
 

Explore The Solar System With Google Maps

October 18, 2017
Raise your hand if you ever dreamed of being an astronaut when you were small. Well, I did. I thought it would be pretty cool to travel to distant worlds and explore them and perhaps encounter new life forms. Well, now Google wants to help with that. To be more specific, Google Maps wants to […]
Mahesh De Andrado
 
Live Wire

Google Maps Helps You Find Where You Parked Your Car

March 21, 2017
Remembering where you parked your car especially on a busy day on a bustling city street can be in a daunting task. Add an enormous parking mall to that and you have the recipe for quite a bit of walking. Luckily, Google seems to have had a clairvoyant moment and added a new interesting feature […]
Mahesh De Andrado

 

Google Maps Street View launches in Sri Lanka

March 23, 2016
It was late 2014 when we first heard that Google would be bringing Street View to Sri Lanka. After that, we were only given a few teases about Street View. For many months, we would see the iconic Google Street View cars, but yet hear no news about its launch. Then earlier this year, we […]
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Mazin Hussain
 

Google Changed Their Logo; So What?

September 4, 2015
If you happen to be on the internet, then you might have gotten the news last Tuesday night. Even if you aren’t; you might have come across this at least by now. Google loves change. In fact; Google is one of the companies that changes things more than the weather (well almost). They even changed their […]
Chandula Bandara
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