One of the things that we’re working on right now at MIT is a tool that will help all kinds of people to create more applications based on the new technology that we have. There’s so much coming out ...

After several months in private beta, Google’s App Inventor for Android is now available for general use, so any business or individual can start using the technology to create Android apps of their ...

Google App Inventor, a simplified tool for creating Android apps, has been taken over by MIT after Google shut down the service last year. MIT is still working on rolling out its version of the ...

Google started out in search, but the company has expanded into a wide range of businesses over the years, starting with advertising and continuing with email, document creation, mobile operating ...

Google opens access to App Inventor tool to anyone with a Google account, giving them the step-by-step capability to build apps for their own Android phones. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Last time, I described how to write a simple Android app and get it talking to your code on Linux. So, of course, we need an example. Since I’ve been on something of a macropad kick lately, I decided ...

Some have dubbed the latest smartphones "app phones." After all, the redefinition of the smartphone from the days of Windows Mobile and PalmOS has been the sheer number of helpful, effective, yet ...

This is a simple project. It uses an Android device to switch an LED driven by the Arduino. Connectivity is provided by the Bluetooth module inserted in the breadboard. But one look at the UI on the ...

Ask any techie about the differences between Android and iOS apps, and you'll get the same answer: Apple's apps are more plentiful, and just plain better designed. And users have responded in kind, ...