Google App Inventor lets anyone make Android apps

Google has revealed a new software tool that lets just about anyone make apps for mobile phones that use its Android software.
The beta version of the Web site for App Inventor for Android went live from Google Labs.

In this video, we are shown how easy it is for this woman to create a simple cat application.The site offers several suggestions in app creation, including using the handset's GPS function for location, creating SMSs for friends, or building apps that link to other services, such as Twitter.

Anyone interested in using App Inventor to start making Android apps will need a few things, including a Gmail account, a computer and an Android-based handset, according to the App Inventor site. Google announced App Inventor nearly a year ago, saying that faculty from dozens of colleges and universities were involved.

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