When you first look at Google App Inventor for Android , it may not look like much. That is to say, it’s ugly. But as with many Google services, beneath a layer of homeliness, there appears to be much more under the surface. In this case, it could be a very big gateway drug for Android app development. Or is it a Doomsday device that will muck up native app development on the platform? The service, unveiled tonight in  the New York Times , is basically a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) tool for app development on the Android platform

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The other day I was talking to an old friend. Not only is this friend outside the tech sphere, he’s just about as opposite of tech savvy as a person can be. He’s basically a luddite. In fact, I was surprised he was even IMing with me, he’s so seldom online. But I was more surprised by what he asked me. “ What do you think of the new iPhone

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