Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google’s forthcoming App Inventor Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by mentioning ...

A number of startups, including Magic, Operator, GoButler and Fetch, have been developing mobile shopping apps that function more like personal assistants, allowing users to submit commerce-related ...

Can an online and mobile shopping service make web-based purchasing tolerable? The answer to this question is the lynchpin of Scratch, a personalized e-commerce app. Announced back in July, when it ...

A startup called KoderAI Corp. made its debut at the 2025 CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas today, unveiling a new agentic generative AI coding platform that does much more than just write ...

Early this summer, I wrote about Google's App Inventor for Android devices, calling it a slick tool for schools. Having finally coded up a couple apps last night (see my related article and gallery ...

This computer programming app is so easy to use that even a kindergartener can do it. Researchers in Massachusetts have created a basic computer coding app that they say is the first designed ...

Using an app builder Using a game maker Building a website Using PhoneGap Outsourcing (getting someone else to do the hardwork!) Each of these options has its strengths and weaknesses. And of course, ...

Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by mentioning Google’s new and, as yet, un-released programming tool for the Android operating system called App Inventor for Android ...