Here is where the real innovation of MIT App Inventor shines through because it makes programming the application very visual. Each function is represented by a colorful jigsaw puzzle-like block.

In a time when technology is rapidly changing, the MIT App Inventor provides an excellent example of how to democratize the process of creation.

MIT announced that its App Inventor tool to enable users to easily build applications for Android phones is now in beta.

George Weiss is 84, and he just may be the eldest mobile application inventor in America. His app is called Dabble – The Fast Thinking Word Game, and it is now available for iPhone, iPod touch ...