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 ...

Google Play Service’s Location APIs give you an easy way of displaying the user’s current location, but there’s only so much value you can get out of a “You Are Here”-style marker on a Google Map! The ...

As with all location-based apps, SCVNGR relies on one thing more than any other a database of places. While users in the UK and US have been able to check-in via the app since launch on iPhone and ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. SCVNGR, a social game startup funded by Google Ventures, ...

You no longer need to imagine what the whole world would look like if it was made from Lego-- you can check it out in Google Street View. Swedish developer Einar Öberg has created Brick Street View, ...