More news in the mobile tech world – Google is now opening up the Android app development platform: App Inventor.

Some info: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/technology/12google.html?ref=technology

Besides the obvious – competition with the world of iPhone apps – it’s definitely an interesting thing to note about opening up app development to the masses, promoting active engagement and involvement from end users, and indicating just how ingrained mobile tech, namely our phones, have become in our every day lives.