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Friday, April 4. 2008

Yahoo Maps India Adds Nine Languages

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In what the Channel Times says is a unique move, the company will now offer the service in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and Punjabi. The article goes on to wonder if its worth the effort as the Indian population has limited Internet access and most people live in the cities. The offering includes many features including "key landmarks along the route (ATMs, hospitals, etc.), the walking direction."

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Yahoo at 07:08 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Bookmark and Share

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