Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has launched a new tool called App Inventor that helps people build Android applications quickly. Using App Inventor does not require any programming experience. Google has been testing the software over the past year in several classrooms across the U.S. App Inventor has had a couple of success stories from students, including one who was dyslexic. Check out the video below about the new service:

AuroraFeint, parent company of game score software OpenFeint has raised $4 million from Chinese gaming company The9. AuroraFeint plans to launch OpenFeint on the Android platform very soon. OpenFeint has about 9,200 iPhone network members that have the ability to chat with each other. [paidContent]

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) has released a new video that highlights the new features built in to the BlackBerry 6 operating system. Check it out in the video below (after the jump):

On July 9, Fring released an update to their iPhone application where Skype was supported over 3G and WiFi. This was huge for iPhone 4 users since FaceTime video calling built in to the phone is only available via WiFi. Fring had to remove the Skype connection to free up server capacity. But it looks like Fring won’t be having to worry about adding Skype back to their service any time soon. Skype blocked Fring and also threatened legal action against them. Fring responded by calling Skype “cowards” in a blog post:

EcoMotors International has raised $23.5 million from Menlo Park based VC firm Khosla Ventures founded by Vinod Khosla and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. This new round of funding will allow EcoMotors to complete the engineering and testing of the Opoc engine.

HackFwd, a European VC firm has put together this interesting infographic that explains how start-ups work. Start-ups have to endure a good amount of frustration and those involved in these types of companies are some of the most hard working.

Twitter has hired Katie Jacobs. Jacobs worked at Google and the White House and State Department. Jacobs will work at Twitter’s California office where she will be working on international and business strategy. In 2003 Jacobs worked at Google as the Product Manager of Google Finance. [TechCrunch]

San Jose, California based company Xactly is a software company that has raised $7.5 million in funding. This is Xactly’s fifth round. Xactly plans to raise a total of $12.5 million according to an SEC filing.