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Build Android applications with no programming knowledge

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Google has recently introduced a website on which just about anyone can create a Android application. No, I am not talking about Android being open source and hence any programmer can create a app. Anyone means anybody, even people with no programming abilities.

The great thing about Android App builder is that it allows us to get just simply used predefined drag and drop boxed into the interface and create new applications. This basically can be quite revolutionary where in we could create simple customized applications for various things we might need on our phone.

The idea by Google is not really to create Android app makers out of all of us. What Google hopes is that it can get more developers started and familiarize themselves with Android. More the number of developers getting interested in making Android Apps will only end up helping Android.

At the moment we can only sign up for this App builder and wait for access. Sign up but visiting the Android App Builder landing page.

Look at this video demo to see how Android App builder can be used.

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Do you use think this would help Android increase its developer base? Do drop in your comments.

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Zynga Games: Google’s new trump card against Facebook

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:25 AM PDT

There have been great rivalries in the past when it came to technology companies. Operating Systems and Personal computers both existed before Apple and Microsoft but the game was fought between the two for control of the OS market. Then we had the internet itself at stake. Yahoo and MSN slugged it out until Google the geeky search engine took its competitors to the cleaners. Facebook has did the same to My Space and other competitors in the social networking category.

Now Google and Facebook stand to challenge each other. At stake is who will get more users to stay on its website longer.

We recently covered Google Me, which is supposedly a new Social network being created by Google. Facebook on the other hand has a lot of features and one massive hit with Facebook users are its games. Mainly Farmville and Mafia Wars. These games are created by Zynga.

These have addicted millions around the globe to make Facebook a one stop place for them when they are online.

I read recently that Google has secretly invested over $ 100 million into Zyngya to collaborate for creating Google Games.

This means the game is on, first with ‘Google Me’ rumors and now with Zynga, Google is pulling out aces all over to keep Facebook worried and make sure their dominance remains.

Lately Google has really made inroads and its big future plans are really in spaces which already have leaders like Facebook in social networking and iPhone, RIM in the smart phone space. Google seems to be this hydra capable of competing across various technologies and competing well.

Is Google right to concentrate so much on social networking rather than keep working on Google search and Gmail which are its traditional spheres of dominance? Do let us know through your comments.

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