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Google Announced App Inventor

Google has announced a new browser-based visual development tool called App Inventor that allows users to create Android applications without having to write any code. It appears to be aimed primarily at students. App Inventor enables user interface design with a simple drag-and-drop layout system. The behavior of the user interface elements can be programmed via a visual development system that the user manipulates by organizing blocks with specific programming characteristics into various structures.

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Nexus One Gets some Froyo

There’s been a lot of talk about which Android devices would get Froyo, and now it seems that Google has quietly upgraded the Nexus One. According to the company’s blog, Nexus One users should have already started receiving Froyo over-the-air.

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Triple update for Google Maps for Android

There are localized apps for getting schedules, but it's also convenient that public transportation scheduling is one of a handful of enhanced features in Google Maps for Android version 4.3, new on Tuesday.

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Google counters Apple's HTML5 showcase with HTML5 Rocks

Earlier this month, Apple unveiled a new site to showcase HTML5. On it, Apple showed off a number of impressive web demos coded using only HTML5 technologies. However, at least on the main page, these demos were restricted to working on only Apple's Safari web browser. So now Google is countering with its own HTML5 site -- called, get this, HTML5Rocks.

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Google Music Store could Launch this Fall

Google has already signaled that it wishes to give users of phones equipped with Google's Android operating system a better music offering. At Google's I/O conference last month, the search engine offered attendees a demonstration of a Web-based iTunes competitor. Also TechCrunch reported two weeks ago that it discovered a "Google Music" logo hosted on Google's domain.

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Google Moving Away from Windows OS

Google has seen enough of Microsoft's Windows operating system, suspending internal use of the OS amid security concerns related to the attack on its network late last year, according to a report.

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Google I/O 2010 Conference

Yesterday at Moscone West in San Francisco, Google kicked off its largest developer conference of the year - Google I/O. Over two days, 5,000 people from 66 countries will hear from 200 speakers, see 180+ developer demonstrations and participate in more than 90 technical sessions, breakouts and fireside chats to meet engineers from Google and partner companies.

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Google Faces US, German Probes over WiFi Data Collection

Authorities in both Germany and the US are expected to begin inquiries into Google's "accidental" collection of WiFi payload data by its Street View cars. German commissioner for data protection Peter Schaar has asked for a detailed probe of the incident while consumer group Consumer Watchdog has demanded that the US Federal Trade Commission look into Google's activities on this side of the pond.

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Google acquires 3D desktop BumpTop

BumpTop announced on Sunday that Google has acquired Bump Technologies, the maker of a 3D desktop. Financial details were not disclosed, but the company said it would keep its software available for download for one week. A Google representative confirmed the acquisition but declined to discuss specifics of the deal. Read More

Earthly pleasures come to Maps

Earth Day may have just passed, but the Google Earth team loves it too much to let it go. So they’ve found their own special way to celebrate Earth Day (a little late) by making an announcement that they’ve been working toward for a long time: Earth view in Google Maps.

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