The API for the Google+ Android app has been updated to give users more flexibility for their accounts
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Google Opens Up Maps Engine API For Developers
Google move allows developers to add Google Maps capabilities to their own applications
Metafor Software: Using Machine Learning To Predict Server Issues
Toufic Boubez, co-founder of Layer 7, wants to pre-empt problems in the data centre with the help of clever algorithms
CA World: CA To Buy API Security Company Layer 7
Canadian API wizards will offer their services through the US software powerhouse
TweetDeck Closure Letter Is A Sign Of Closer Ties With Twitter
TweetDeck will close as a company but client will continue as Twitter builds up its walled garden
Twitter Adds Nine Companies To The “Nice” List
Hundreds of developers still fear for the future of their projects
Chrome Browser Beta Gets Voice Recognition API
The new beta of Google'a Chrome web browser will allow users to complete tasks by using voice commands
Public API Repository Launched By MuleSoft
MuleSoft has launched a public repository containing 13,000 APIs for application developers
Tweetro Forced To Charge Users Due To Twitter API Changes
The Windows 8-inspired app is no longer free, thanks to Twitter’s hostile policy
Twitter Criticised After Ruining Free Client
Tweetro developer forced to charge money to keep the user numbers down
Both Oracle And Google Will Appeal Java Verdict
Oracle wants a slice of the Android pie, while Google wants to clear its name
Twitter API Changes Annoy Developers
Report directly to us or shut down, the community is told
Rackspace Launches OpenStack Amazon Cloud Rival
Rackspace brings the open fight to Amazon and the proprietary cloud model
Apigee Brings Its Web API Work To The UK
Apigee tells TechWeekEurope it is moving to London for the quality and quantity of tech talent here
Oracle Agrees Zero Damages In Google Java API Lawsuit
In another setback Oracle has accepted zero financial damages from Google over its Java API lawsuit
Oracle Plans Appeal After Losing Android Java API Lawsuit
Oracle is to appeal after a US Judge ruled in favour of Google and said that Java APIs are not copyright protected
Jury Still Mulls Decision In Oracle Versus Google Lawsuit
The jury in the Oracle versus Google lawsuit has entered its second day of deliberations, without yet reaching any decisions
Schwartz And McNealy Clash In Court Over Java APIs
Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has clashed in court with Sun's last CEO, Jonathan Schwartz
Ex-Google Developer Removed Java Code From Android
A former Google software architect has testified he removed part of the Java code from Android after Oracle's lawsuit
Eric Schmidt Insists Google Only Used API Names
Oracle has grilled Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt in court, who insisted only the names of the APIs were used
eBay Open Sources New Query Language
eBay's Ql.io could make e-commerce web applications faster to develop - and use
Microsoft Delivers Compiler As A Service Preview
Microsoft has released a preview, codenamed Roslyn, that opens up C# and Visual Basic APIs
Google And Amazon Bosses Help Fund API Startup
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Google's Eric Schmidt join investor rush to fund Mashape marketplace for cloud APIs
Oracle Announces APIs For Cloud Interoperability
With its Cloud API, Oracle joins the crowd vying to get their vision of cloud interoperability adopted as the industry standard
Google Releases PowerMeter API
The search giant is continuing to push its energy measurement software which integrates with smart meter devices