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Dec

Google App Inventor Leaves Private Beta, Now Open To Everyone

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Apps/Games, Google, News

Remember Google App Inventor, a Google Labs project that lets people without programming experience create Android apps for personal use? It is an interesting project, but so far, it has only been available as a private beta, which meant you needed an invitation to get in. According to the App Inventor team, their experiment has generated more interest than they had ever hoped for, with people creating apps ranging from vocabularies and SMS to marriage proposals.

To unlock the full potential, Google is now opening up App Inventor to anyone with a Google account - just head over to the App Inventor home page and sign up.

Jul

Google’s ‘Open Spot’ App Helps You Find A Parking Spot

Posted by John Thompson in News

You know the drill… You’re in the city, hunting for a parking spot to no avail. Gee, wouldn’t life be easier if there was just an app for that? (Did I just quote Apple there?) Thanks to Google, now there is!

Open Spot is a new application straight out of Google Labs, that allows people to notify the application as they are leaving a spot. Their location is registered using GPS, and uploaded to the map on the application, so that other people know where there is a free spot.

Of course in a busy environment, a good spot may not remain free for more than a few minutes, so you also know how long it’s been since the spot was vacated.