Google has unveiled the App Inventor for Android, a new tool that grants anyone the ability to create apps for devices running on the search engine giant’s mobile operating system Android. This announcement was posted by Google Engineer Mark Friedman on the Google Blog early this week as the new application to graduate from its Google Labs property.
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Mobile has truly become an essential platform for Twitter, bolstered by the convenience afforded by the ubiquity of wireless connectivity and the steadily dropping prices of mobile phones. As such, many third-party Twitter clients and apps have sprouted from this side of the Twitterverse, carrying varying functionalities and value added services on top of the 140-character architecture.
To further push mobile Twitter use, the microblogging and messaging tool launched its official app for the Blackberry and acquired Atebits to retcon Tweetie as Twitter for iPhone within the same week last month. Now, hot off the heels of its obvious thrust to dominate the mobile space, Twitter has let out another in-house developed app and this time, it’s all set to target Google’s developer-friendly mobile operating system, the Android.
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