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Daily API RoundUp: Pulumi, USDA, Toku, Qliktag, NativeChat
Fourteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including DevOps, IoT, and Telephony. An API for receiving information about tagged smart products is featured, and a free API for geocoding and adding embedded maps is also included. Here's a look at what is new.
01-11-2020
Introduction to aviationstack's Flight Status and Aviation Data API
This article offers an introduction to and tutorial on aviationstack, a free, real-time flight status and global aviation data API used by more than 5,000 companies. It offers up to the minute information on flight departures, arrivals, historical arrival data, routes, airports, airlines, and more.
01-09-2020
ProgrammableWeb's Most Clicked, Shared and Talked About APIs of 2019: Big Data and Analytics
This portion of our series about the Most Interesting APIs in 2019 includes APIs developers could utilize for data manipulation purposes, such as accessing data, extracting data from web sources, creating reports and visualizations, database administration, linking data in apps, and more.
12-25-2019
Android Game SDK Should Help Improve Game Performance
Google recently made the Android Game SDK available to developers. It includes a number of libraries, as well as several API hooks, that should help game developers provide the best possible experience when it comes to gaming on mobile devices. Here’s what you need to know about the SDK.
12-17-2019
Chrome 79 Beta Supports Experimental Wake Lock API
Chrome 79 Beta includes experimental support for the Wake Lock API. Wake Lock functionality prevents an app, or certain device features, from defaulting to an energy-saving state (e.g. mobile device screen from going black). Wake Lock includes both screen lock and systems lock options.
12-02-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Ambience Data, Sinric Pro, Samsung SmartThings, Flipsnack
Sixteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Internet of Things, Cryptocurrency and Magazines. Featured today is an API for Soldo business expenses management, and an API for the Samsung home automation platform. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
11-23-2019
What Happens When Data Quality Goes Wrong And How to Fix It
Corporate decisions are always driven by data and it determines a company’s long-term success. The quality of data a company can access determines their customer experiences, analytics, insights, retention, and revenue. This article looks at ways a company can improve its data quality.
11-12-2019
Amazon Announces October Updates to Alexa ASK
Amazon added many tools and features to the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) in October. From new languages and personalization capabilities, to better metric data and expanded regional support, check out a complete list of updates below. Amazon publishes monthly updates on the Alexa blog.
11-12-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Terbine, Nexthink, Liopa, Rev.ai, One Identity
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Internet of Things, Transcription and Identity. Included in this roundup is an API that helps application users to read lips and an API that returns the world's IoT data. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
11-10-2019
ProgrammableWeb's Most Clicked, Shared and Talked About APIs of 2019: Health, IoT, and Environment
This list of APIs from 2019 covers Earth and Human Health, Environment, and the Internet of Things. Developers looking to develop applications for Home Automation, Fitness, Healthcare, Weather, Climate, Agriculture, Energy, and Sustainability may find these choices worthy of a look.
11-09-2019
Google Deprecates Android AsyncTask API
Google this week deprecated the AsyncTask API found in Android. The API, part of Android for years, helped synchronize network requests with and match them to the user interface on Android smartphones and tablets. The company did not provide a reason for deprecating the API.
11-08-2019
Apple Tasks Developers to Update Push Notification Services API before November 2020
Apple plans to change its Push Notification Service next year and has warned developers that now is the time to migrate to the latest version. The current build of the service will no longer support the legacy binary protocol starting in November 2020. Here's what the new version offers.
11-06-2019
Terbine Opens IoT Marketplace to Aid Smart City Research
Terbine is working to index the world’s physical data that is collected by the myriad IoT devices scattered across the globe. The company hopes that by aggregating this data and removing roadblocks to integration, smart city research and initiatives can be accelerated.
10-24-2019
How to Innovate P&C Insurance With a Real Estate Data API
In the connected P&C insurance ecosystem, a property data API has become a critical enabler for businesses committed to staying ahead of the competition by modernizing workflows and offering innovative customer-centric services that have a direct positive impact on the bottom line.
10-22-2019
Qeexo AutoML Brings Machine Learning to Edge Devices
Qeexo recently announced its AutoML platform. Qeexo AutoML brings machine learning to edge devices. Traditionally, machine learning has not been possible on edge devices because of limitations on compute power and memory size. Qeexo has done it with supported devices currently available.
10-16-2019
New Alexa Tools Empower Developers to Build, Test, and Tune Skills
Amazon recently announced three new tools in the Alexa toolbox. A Natural Language Understanding (NLU) Evaluation Tool, Utterance Conflict Detection, and a new Get Metrics API improve Alexa developers' ability to reduce unintended skill conflicts, and track skills use and performance over time.
10-14-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Ziwo, MightyCall, Upscope, ProWritingAid
Sixteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Customer Service, Telephony, and Cryptocurrency. Highlights include an API for copy editing written text and an API for finding Dive site information. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
10-11-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Lucidtech, Snyk, Birdlance, Occuspace, Instamojo
Fourteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Cryptocurrency, Payments, and Transportation. Also new to the directory is the Samsara API Industrial IoT, and the Snyk API for open source security. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
10-01-2019
Daily API RoundUp: Ingram Micro, Dataverse, Zaius, PageCDN
Fifteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in the Science, Cryptocurrency, and Financial categories, among others. Highlights include the Chooch object and facial recognition API and the Dataverse API for research data access. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
09-21-2019
Google Enhances AdMob SDK, Overhauls API
Google has added many features to its AdMob SDK, and has completely overhauled the AdMob API. The goal of the improvements is to give better insights and reporting to publishers. Developers access to AdMob metrics traditionally required the AdSense API. The new AdMob API will replace that.
09-19-2019