Microsoft & F# Functional Language

Microsoft plans to integrate F#, a functional programming language developed by the Microsoft Research group, into its Visual Studio application development platform, said S. “Soma” Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division.
The company, however, has not laid out a formal release schedule, although Somasegar pledged to both integrate F# into Visual Studio and [...]

Genius of the Web Awards

The first Genius of the Web awards organised by Web 18, a part of the Network 18 group, were announced on October 18th, at ITC Grand Central, Parel. Genius of the Web Awards is a series of awards in multiple categories that recognise achievements by companies that have done commendable work in the online space.
Yahoo.co.in, [...]

Top mobile applications of 2007

 
Fierce Mobile Content announced the Top mobile applications of 2007.
What a difference a year makes. When FierceMobileContent inaugurated its Top App Awards in the autumn of 2006, the emphasis was squarely on the entertainment and multimedia applications then revolutionizing the mobile platform. Twelve months later, mobile subscribers have evolved from consumers to prosumers, and instead [...]

Service Oriented Architecture - Basics

SOA – Service Oriented Architecture – is an architectural design pattern, where an application is developed as a set of logically & functionally separate and independent services. Each of these services can be implemented in any platform, programming language using any of the available technologies. These services can communicate with each other to fulfill their [...]

Google Acquires Jaiku

Recently Google has made yet another acquisition. They have added Jaiku as a part of Google. Jaiku is one of the most popular micro-blogging services on the internet. Jaiku was formed in February 2006 in Helsinki by Jyri Engeström and Petteri Koponen.
Useful links
Jaiku Blog: http://www.jaiku.com/blog/