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Impact Launches API for Toll-Free Telecommunications Services
Impact, a division of Lingo Communications’ Telecommunications business, has announced the launch of a new API for toll-free services. The company partnered with RouteTrust on the development of the API and intends to streamline acquisition and provisioning on the network.
02-23-2021
Google Adds Entity Extraction, Selfie Segmentation APIs to ML Kit
A few years back Google introduced ML Kit, an SDK that lets mobile developers add machine learning to their apps. Recently, Google announced two new APIs (Entity Extraction and Selfie Segmentation) would be added to ML Kit to allow developers to create richer in-app experiences.
01-03-2021
How APIs Allow Financial Institutions to Participate in IoT Initiatives
As Financial Institutions consider making a foray into the IoT space, they must consider the role that APIs play. APIs can help set the stage for IoT initiatives and banks should take the time to understand the types of APIs available to them and how those APIs are central to any digital strategy.
12-22-2020
Daily API RoundUp: MagicBell, Menu Parser, CartQL, Collibra, MailerSend
Eight APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Restaurants and Jobs. Highlights include an API for managing shopping cart services, and an API to retrieve job listings for remote workers. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
12-16-2020
Daily API RoundUp: KONE, Credas, PocketCasts, Eurex, Notejoy
Ten APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Stocks, Identity, Auto, and Podcasts. Highlights include an API for the Notejoy collaborative notes platform and an API for interacting with elevator data. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
10-29-2020
Amazon Adds Contact Flow APIs to Amazon Connect
Amazon introduced Contact flow management APIs for Amazon Connect, its cloud-based contact center. The APIs allow contact center administrators to create, describe, update, and publish contact flows. Programmatic execution of these functions accelerates time to deployment and minimizes errors.
09-23-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Teamup, Bees360, Terbine, IntelOwl, Productsup
Twelve APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Internet of Things, Banking and Collaboration. Highlights include an API for Teamup team calendar platform, an API for music analysis, and an API for drone property assessment services. Here's a look at what's new.
09-01-2020
Android 11 Reaches Final Beta
Android 11 beta 3 is here and with it Google is calling upon all developers to update their apps accordingly. The official Android 11 release is mere weeks away at this point, and it is important for apps to be compatible with the new features in Android 11. Here's what you need to know.
08-06-2020
Seek Thermal Adds API for its Temperature Screening Products
To develop customized solutions for Seek Scan, a low-cost thermal temperature screening solution meeting FDA guidelines during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Seek Thermal today announced it has made APIs available for access control, VMS and other integrated network capabilities.
07-30-2020
Google Improves Paging API with Kotlin
Google released a new version of the Paging API. The company says Paging API 3 is a complete overhaul of the library based on Kotlin. Google incorporated the changes asked for by developers, which include simpler handling of errors, wider list transformations, and support for list separators.
07-22-2020
Google Android 11 Beta Focuses On People, Controls, and Privacy
Google has released the beta version of Android 11. Developer previews for Android 11 have been around since February. Now, Google has officially opened up the beta release with three themes: people, controls, and privacy. Google has canceled the virtual launch event it originally planned for v11.
07-09-2020
Keycard Offers NFC-Powered Hardware Wallet for Cyptocurrency Transactions
Keycard is a new open source hardware project that utilizes near field communications (NFC) technology to secure and store cryptocurrencies. It looks like a credit card but uses NFC to authorize cyrpto transactions through mobile devices. Private wallet, messenger, and DeFi browser are included.
06-26-2020
ARCore Depth API to Bring More Realism to Augmented Reality
Google has released the ARCore Depth API, which uses algorithms generated by movement to create depth information through a single camera. The API has been in beta since last year, but thanks to Google's collaboration with creators, the API is now part of the ARCore release for Android and Unity.
06-25-2020
Apple Adds Widgets, App Clips to iOS 14
Apple has new features for iOS 14 for the iPhone and iPad, and the corresponding series of updates for developers. Want to take advantage of the new home screen widget to surface dynamic info or app clips to show off your app in miniature form, download the latest SDK and get to work.
06-23-2020
Google Debuts Actions SDK for Google Assistant
Google this week made more tools available to developers for customizing app interactions with Google Assistant. By releasing Actions Builder and Actions SDK, Google says developers can build their own conversational actions for Assistant faster than ever. Here's what you need to know.
06-18-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Precisely, MeiliSearch, Shipfinder, Redash, DigiFi
Thirty-two APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Data, Documents, and Financial. Highlights include an API for business records fiscalization, and API for data dashboards, and APIs from Precisely for data accuracy. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
06-16-2020
Yubico's Android SDK Promises to Bolster Mobile App Security
Yubico recently made its Android SDK available to developers, who can now build support for YubiKey directly into their Android apps. The Android SDK joins the company's iOS SDK, which means developers can create a consistent log-in experience across their mobile apps no matter the platform.
06-16-2020
Android Studio 4.1 Beta, 4.2 Canary Available
Along with the recently released Android 11 beta, Google has made a new version of Android Studio available to developers. Android Studio 4.1 Beta and Android Studio 4.2 Canary are here to help developers target Android 11 and its new set of APIs.You'll find updates to Kotlin, Jetpack, and more.
06-12-2020
Android 11 Public Beta, New APIs Now Available
Google this week released the first public beta of Android 11. The build is available to developers and everyday Android fans alike and works on most Pixel phones. Together with a new version of Android Studio and a raft of fresh APIs, developers can take advantage of the latest features.
06-11-2020
DCS Announces IoT API
Direct Communication Solutions (DCS) has opened up access to its IoT services through an API. Through the API, third party developers will be able to integrate DCS with their IoT and GPS device interfaces. The goal of the API is to provide a single source for such integrations.
06-10-2020