The Google Places API is a powerful tool which can add an extra layer of functionality to your location-aware apps by giving you access to detailed information about a huge range of places ...

The Google Places API for iOS, first launched in beta mode a few months back, is now available to all developers and will be arriving soon in a number of notable iOS apps. The API lets devs tap ...

Google announced the opening up of the API to the general public this morning at a session on connecting people with places, led by VP of location and local services Marisa Meyer. We got a chance ...

Google has launched its Places API for Android and opened a beta program for it on iOS today. It will allow developers to add better location pickers to their apps, so users can specify where they ...

Google is offering up the application programming interface that powers its “Places” data as the basis for a new apps development challenge involving participants from around the world.

SCVNGR is using the Google Places API to help users earn points for going to places, taking a picture of themselves from an Apple iPhone or Google Android handset and sharing it with friends.

Developers have been requesting that the Places API search results more closely resemble those from Maps, so Google is replacing the type restriction parameter in its API with a new type search ...

In this post, learn best practices for getting and using your Google Maps API Key as well as the benefits for multi-location brands.

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 ...