Google on Thursday launched a beta Places API for iOS, which should allow future apps with location sharing to use actual place names, instead of latitude and longitude. The application programming ...

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Do you think you have the programming chops to impress some of the biggest names in the open public data movement? Google is offering up the application programming interface (API) that powers its ...

As part of its Google I/O developer conference today, Google is offering some updates on its Google Places API for iOS as well as future updates arriving for its Maps app. The Google Places API for ...

Google’s new Places API will solve many issues with maps and map data on Android. Not only will it fix many issues such as getting a friend or family members location sent to you as latitude and ...

Google announced a few upgrades and new features to its Maps and Places APIs during the Google I/O developers conference on Wednesday. On the API front, Google Maps’ Product Manager Thor Mitchell ...

At Google I/O in May, the search giant indicated that they were about to take their commitment to location to the next level. Sure, Latitude had been around for a while, but everyone knew that Google ...

Google announced today that its Places API for iOS is now out of beta and available to all developers. The service was launched in March for Android, with a beta program for iOS developers. It allows ...

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As part of its Google I/O developer conference today, Google is offering some updates on its Google Places API for iOS as well as future updates arriving for its Maps app. The Google Places API for ...