It’s for feature phones and smartphones, but surprisingly not Android phones, and support for Western Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) isn’t event coming until next year. America … where’s that?

Asimov would be proud.

I mean the App inventor enables users to drag and drop blocks of code, which are shown as graphic images and representing different smart phone capabilities. These blocks are created for just about everything you wish to do with an Android phone. But we have to wait because Google labs will be granting access to App Inventor over the coming weeks.

The shortest way to explain why webdesigners can't bear IE6

The mobile market is hot, with Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android vying for market share. Each of these markets like to brag about something they share in common – the apps available on each platform. The market is so competitive that some of the players aren't content to attract devs on the strength of their market and available SDK tools alone.

BitTorrent Inc. released the SDK for uTorrent Apps today, allowing developers worldwide to code their own Apps for the popular BitTorrent client. To motivate developers into contributing their creations, the company has also announced a challenge with a $1000 prize for the best App to be submitted during the coming month.

Microsoft skills also in high demand, Dice.com survey finds

There is nothing I could say about this Java 4-Ever trailer except that it is definitely a worthwhile watch if you consider yourself a Geek, a Developer or one that appreciates Computer Humor.

In the words of the rapper/entrepreneur and occasional developer Jay-Z, "If you got developing problems I feel bad for you son...." A Web developer's life is hard enough without having to go on the hunt for good developing resources. After using these resources, you may still have 99 problems, but developing ain't gonna be one of them.

The developer of the Firefox browser joins the likes of Apple and Microsoft in the argument over the next stage in web standards. Is HTML5 the way of the future?

There are many different languages in a programmer's toolset, but there are only a handful that are most prominently used.

HTML5 will change many aspects of life on the Web. It will not displace Flash or Shockwave: One glance at the games on Miniclip.com, such as Jet Ski Racer, shows how much ground the HTML5 committee must cover. But HTML5 will still remake the Web and enable basic Websites to do much more -- from tracking location to storing more of our data.

few days ago Google got slightly more Bing-ified when it started allowing users to customize their backgrounds (Bing has featured a rotating photo as its background since it launched). Today, Google is taking that a step further: it’s now featuring a background image by default on its homepage, even for users who haven’t activated the new feature.

A look at the world of algorithms designed to prevent Denial of Service attacks, jam electronic signals, monitor your behavior and tell you how bad your gout is.

No matter how much code I put out, I still have to solve stupid puzzles about coconuts and manholes. No matter how many web servers or email frameworks or database servers or chat servers or assemblers I write I still have to prove I can code. No matter how many copies of my software get deployed I still have to prove I can make reliable software.

Steven Levy wrote a book in the mid-1980s that introduced the term "hacker" -- the positive connotation -- to a wide audience. In the ensuing 25 years, that word and its accompanying community have gone through tremendous change. The book itself became a mainstay in tech libraries. O'Reilly recently released an updated 25th anniversary edition.

HTML5 is the next major revision of HTML and will be used for many new functions that will benefit web developers and Internet users alike.

In their quest to make their search engine sexier and more appealing to the fickle masses, Google's now begun to let users add a background image of their choosing to the main search landing page. Is this cool? Yes. Is it copying Bing? It's your call!

Thanks to CSS, we can now define a website’s appearance in a fraction of the time we used to, but why stop there? A good CSS editor can make the entire CSS process even faster, more accurate and…well… just more enjoyable.

Google is supporting Flash, but Adobe faces a formidable foe in battling Apple.