Developers are Key to Success of Windows Phone 7

When Apple launched the iPhone, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer ridiculed the lack of a keyboard. Little did he know this gadget would become the best selling phone in a league of its own. In an attempt to stay on top of the game, Microsoft released a Windows phone that disappeared just as soon as it had arrived. With the new Windows 7, due out in October, Microsoft is looking forward to redeem itself and reinforce the company’s standing in the technology space. What gives Windows 7 an edge is its ability to run on a wide range of devices unlike the iPhone.

Google Coming to your Idiot Box?

Google is set to invade your living room as the company puts its finishing touches on technology that lets software developers build applications for televisions in much the same way as they do for smartphones. Google is planning to unveil an Android-based 'Google TV' at the Google I/O conference, which open in May, San Francisco. Intel and Sony are also involved in the platform, which is rumoured to be open source, in keeping with the Android operating system. "(Google) hopes the move will spur the same outpouring of creativity that consumers have seen in applications for cellphones."

SugarCRM Now on Windows Azure

Microsoft and SugarCRM began working together in 2006 to deliver Sugar applications on top of Microsoft technology. SugarCRM supports IIS as well as Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server. The two companies have continued to collaborate as part of the Interop Vendor Alliance. In August, SugarCRM announced Sugar Community Edition on the Microsoft Web Platform, a framework for developing, deploying and hosting Web applications.

C Programming Knocks out Java from #1 Position

After more than 4 years C is back at position number 1 in the TIOBE index. The scores for C have been pretty constant through the years, varying between the 15% and 20% market share for almost 10 years. So the main reason for C's number 1 position is not C's uprise, but the decline of its competitor Java. Java has a long-term downward trend. It is losing ground to other languages running on the JVM. An example of such a language is JavaFX script that is now approaching the top 20.

GPUs Revving Up to Obliterate the CPU

The computing functionality and horsepower of GPUs has grown over the last few years. So the role of the GPU is rapidly expanding to game tasks beyond rasterization-based graphics. Now GPU computing can be used for solving a variety of problems in game computing including game physics, artificial intelligence, animation, post-processing effects and others. Rev Lebaredian, Director of Engineering in Nvidia, says that as GPUs grow and become more general purpose, more and more of the game is going to be shifting over to the GPU. The final goal is to have the whole game run on the GPU. The Director of Engineering in Nvidia, Rev Lebaredian, says we are not able to depend on the same speed ups that we are getting year after year with traditional CPU architectures. So GPUs will obliterate the CPU.

Can Struts, Spring, jQuery or Seams Dislodge 2009 Winner Microsoft .NET?

Software frameworks provide developers with powerful tools to develop more flexible and less error-prone applications in a more effective way. Here are the shortlisted frameworks selected by Indian developers in a democratic process for the Great Indian Developer Summit Awards.

SAP, IBM and Others Face Oracle's Double Barrel for India 2010 Reporting Tools Glory

Constant development of technology has made the storing and processing of ever growing data volumes considerably cheaper. Therefore the idea of economizing on data volumes has lost its importance for most companies, as even the storing of the 'production' of systems producing thousands of records a day does not bring along considerable costs. On the other hand, growing data volumes call for more efficient reporting and analysis tools. Read on to find out what reporting tools Indian developers prefer.

Game Development Spawns cool Engineers

The computer game and hardware industry is advancing at a rapid pace, both in terms of technical innovation and sales. Nvidia is working towards expanding the market reach for games and to continually advance the state-of-the-art in visual computing. Saltmarch Media spoke to Nvidia's Ashu Rege and Keita Iida about the much awaited release of Nvidia’s Fermi architecture based GPUs. Nvidia's latest graphics card, based on Fermi architecture, is the company's first DirectX 11 graphics card. DirectX 11 is the next generation of graphics technology. Ashu firmly believes the Fermi architecture can truly exploit the possibilities of Direct X 11. Ashu and Keita share their thoughts on optimal Direct X 11 support becoming a deciding factor in terms of GPU sales in the coming years, how Fermi will fare against ATI’s HD5800 series, the most significant result of the AEGIA acquisition and whether modern games getting too dependant on high end hardware. When quizzed on the main skills Indian game developers should equip themselves with to gain a sizable share of the global game development work Ashu says Indian developers should develop a passion for being involved with game development to be truly successful. They should also look at going into high end game development, because what has actually become a critical bottleneck for studios worldwide is talent.

Kaspersky, Quest, Atlassian, Microsoft Vie for India's Top Security Honors

Enterprise level security breaches occur far more frequently these days than they used to. Botnets and malwares are getting more complex and robust with each passing day. Here is the list of security tools that Indian Developers have chosen and employed to protect them for cyber threats. Only one will receive the prestigious Developer Summit Awards. Here is your chance to vote.

Will ASP.NET Stop ColdFusion In its Hat-trick Pursuit at GIDA 2010?

The SaaS revolution has given birth to a myriad of web based applications and tools to develop them. Here’s a look at the tools that Indian developers are most comfortable with.

JBoss Fights to Retain Its Title in the Testing Tools Category

Testing is emerging into a healthy industry and an established discipline. The global software testing market is worth USD $13 billion. The number of tools available in the current market can be rather disillusioning. The Great Indian Developer Awards intends to put things into perspective. Here is a look at the final list of nominees in the Testing Tools category.