Google Introduces New language "Go"

Google introduces a new programming language, known as Go, that is aimed at being fast, productive and fun for developers to use.

Go combines the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. Typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go lets you move fast.


Go is a great language for systems programming with support for multi-processing, a fresh and lightweight take on object-oriented design, plus some cool features like true closures and reflection.

Moreover, in a blog post by the Google Go team, they say "In our experiments with Go to date, typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go is designed to let you move fast.""In our experiments with Go to date, typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go is designed to let you move fast."

According to eweek.com they say

-Among the trends behind the origin of Go are:

-Computers are much quicker but software development is not faster.

-Dependency management is a big part of software development today, but the “header files” of languages in the C tradition are antithetical to clean dependency analysis—and fast compilation.

-There is a growing rebellion against cumbersome type systems like those of Java and C++, pushing people toward dynamically typed languages such as Python and JavaScript.

-Some fundamental concepts such as garbage collection and parallel computation are not well-supported by popular systems languages.

-The emergence of multicore computers has generated worry and confusion.

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Microsoft readies Multipoint for 2010

Microsoft is planning to increase its franchise business in 2010. It is planning to line up its Multipoint interface in 2010 with a new MultiPoint Server 2010 product.Windows MultiPoint — a product developed largely by Microsoft in India and which Microsoft officially unveiled in 2006 — enabled multiple users to access a single host computer. The product was geared toward students and teachers, especially those in developing countries.

Well Microsoft is renaming Multipoint ot Multipoint mouse SDK. And in the midhalf of 2010 Microsof t is introducing the Multipoint server 2010 by which mutiple users can each run different applications from their own work stations. The new server product is being developed in Microsoft Corporate Vice President Amit Mital’s organization, the Startup Business Group, which was formed when the former Startup Business Accelerator and Unlimited Potential Group teams were merged under Mital.

MultiPoint Server maps a USB 2.0 keyboard, mouse, and headset to a monitor to create a student station. Each station gets an individual Windows desktop. The teacher management interface is called the MultiPoint Manager and allows the management of desktops, student accounts, and student sessions, plus provides teachers with a way to distribute content to students’ desktops.

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The New Intel Reader

Intel has come up with innovational gadget that is worthfull for the people who are visually challenged or reading-related disabilities. Earlier Amazon Kindle was a gadget which stormed into the market as a best Ebook reader. But now Intel has taken this to new level.

The New intel reader has an digital camera combined with an Intel Atom processor, the Intel Reader allows users to photograph printed text and then listen to the words read aloud by a computer-generated voice.

This has been developed by Intel’s Digital Health Group (the original concept came from an Intel researcher with dyslexia), the new reader costs a steep $1,500.

Intel on its website says that, Intel Corporation has announced the Intel® Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. The Intel Reader can assist the estimated 55 million people in the U.S. who have dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities, or have vision problems such as low-vision or blindness, which makes reading printed words difficult or impossible. The Intel Reader, about the size of a paperback book, converts printed text to digital text, and then reads it aloud to the user. Its unique design combines a high-resolution camera with the power of an Intel® Atom™ processor, allowing users to point, shoot and listen to printed text.

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Google Latitude can be your alibi

Google helps you get out of the situation when you feel that you are wrongly accussed. Yes now Google can be your alibi if you turn on the new feature by google which can retrace your Foot prints.

Google is bringing a significant update to the free Latitude application, a location-awareness app available for many mobile devices. The update will allow people to track everywhere they've been, and how long they stayed in each location. Coupled with Google Maps or Google Earth integration, it even lets people "replay" a trip they took.

This is interesting feature by Google Latitudes that now you can replay your life.In addition to this new feature, Latitude now lets you do a couple more things that you may or may not find useful:

1) You can have Google Latitude automatically update your Google Talk “status” to reveal your current city-level location.

2) Be alerted if you and any of your friends get close to each other by accident. This feature will only be triggered if:

You or your friend are at an unusual place, filtering out routine alert cases at home or work.
You or your friend are at a routine place but at an unusual time.
3) You can now publish your location using a latitude “badge” on your website. You can restrict this to city-level if you’re worried about everyone knowing your exact location.

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Google trimmed down storage price for PICASA

Google has annouced a great news for users who use onling Database PICASA for storing the images. It has declined the prices for using PICASA.The Picasa users can now obtain 20GB of online storage capacity $5 a year.

Despite the fact that 20GB will be adequate for most users, the photo fanatics would be capable of expanding to further plans assorting up to incredible 16TB, enough for 8 million full resolution photos.

"Since most people have less than 10GB of photos, chances are you can now save all your memories online for a year for the cost of a triple mocha", said Google.

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