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Google Play Services expand with Maps leading the pack

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google's Hugo Barra is on stage right now at Google I/0 2013, and he's talking about Google Play Services, with the Google Maps API being one of the first to come into fruition. The company just launched even more location APIs for Google Maps that come with faster and more precise location awareness and geofencing capabilities. Read The Full Story

Twitter bumps API v1 retirement date

, May 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter has sprung a minor announcement on us this night, stating that it is bumping the retirement date of its API v1 from May 7 to June 11. The decision to do this was simple: it provides more time for blackout testing. Says Twitter, it'll send out a tweet when it has the next blackout test time, but for now developers with any questions or concerns is being encouraged to speak them over the microblogging network's developers forum. Read The Full Story

Jawbone UP Platform pushes fitness band with multi-app integration

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks who brought the Jawbone UP device have made it clear that they're not going to stop where they are today as far as software integration goes. A system called UP Platform has been introduced for the iOS universe, connecting an additional 10 applications to the UP wristband. This system also promises an open API for developers in the near future, setting users up for an If/Then set of abilities, wide open to the world. Read The Full Story

Google Glass Mirror API documentation now available

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

A couple of hours ago, Google sent out word that Google Glass Explorer edition is in production, with the first wave going out as early as today, and the rest heading out in the very near future. Following closely on the heels of that announcement is the public availability of Google Glass Mirror API documentation, which includes a couple videos that take users over the most relevant aspects. Read The Full Story

Twilio joins with Google to bring voice and messaging API to developers

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Google and Twilio are teaming up to bring developers cloud-powered tools that will help them integrate their apps with VoIP and messaging services. Twilio has partnered up with Google's Cloud Platform, making it the first voice and messaging API available through the Google App Engine. With its API, developers are able to easily integrate messaging and VoIP capabilities into their apps with just a few lines of code. Read The Full Story

Google Drive launches API for realtime editing in third-party apps

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Drive is a great little web app, but since there has never been an API for the service, third-party developers have never gotten the chance to integrate it into their own apps. However, Google has finally released what they call the "Realtime API" for Google Drive, allowing realtime editing of Google Drive docs inside of third-party apps. Read The Full Story

Falcon Pro reaches Twitter’s 100k token limit

, Feb 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Falcon Pro, arguably one of the best Twitter clients available for the Android operating system, has just reached its 100,000 token limit set by Twitter. The limit was set by Twitter back in August of last year, and it limits 3rd party apps, who utilize Twitter's main features, to only 100,000 users. Falcon Pro has hit this limit only 3 months after it launched its app, catching them by surprise. Read The Full Story

Dropbox introduces Sync API for iOS and Android

, Feb 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

The cloud is a wonderful place, and it makes sense that developers are wanting to get in on the action, especially with Dropbox, which boasts over 100 million users so far. Finally, though, the company has announced the Sync API, which will allow developers to easily integrate their products with Dropbox without the developers having to do a lot of the work. Read The Full Story

Ford OpenXC platform exits beta

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford is serious about allowing developers to create applications designed specifically to run inside Ford automobiles. Early last year we talked briefly about the Ford OpenXC platform when it was first announced and entered beta. At CES 2013, Ford has announced its first software developer program and the automaker has now announced that its OpenXC platform is out of beta. Read The Full Story

Google launches Google Play services for app developers

, Sep 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Following up on a promise that the company made earlier this year at their annual I/O conference, Google is launching Google Play services v1.0. To put it in simple terms, it's designed for developers who want to integrate Google services into their Android apps. With the new integration, apps can now include Google+ features, as well as OAuth 2.0 functionality. Read The Full Story

AT&T releases Watson-powered speech API

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Back in April, AT&T announced that it would be opening up its Watson voice recognition service to developers. The plan was for app developers to make use of the service in several different areas, such as SMS, voicemail to text, and general voice dictation. AT&T has now officially released the API to developers for free, so the various Watson SDKs can now be used in both native and HTML5 apps. Read The Full Story

Face.com shutters API support

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Remember when Facebook acquired face.com last month? Face.com reported at the time that it planned to continue to support its developer community. I think most of those developers suspected that wasn't an accurate statement when it was made, and that inaccuracy has now been confirmed. Read The Full Story
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