28 May 2008 nbm   » (Journeyer)

Announcements from the Google I/O keynote, Google App Engine opens signups

Some interesting news was delivered during the Google I/O keynote.

In terms of Google App Engine, the announcement that got the biggest applause was that it was now open to all signups - no waiting list and a few tens of thousands of developers.

Beyond that, the two new APIs were announced - the memcache API and the Image API.

Some pricing expectations for usage beyond the free chunk given to you were given:

  • CPU: 5 million "average" page views free, 10-12c per core-hour thereafter
  • Storage: 500MB free, 15-18c per GB-month thereafter.
  • Incoming traffic: 5 million "average" page views, 11-13c/GB thereafter
  • Outgoing traffic: 5 million "average" page views, 9-11c/GB thereafter

The Google Web Toolkit 1.5 release candidate was released today, which brings Java 5 language features.

In terms of OpenSocial, the 0.8 version specification was released yesterday, and that AOL has joined the OpenSocial initiative.

Syndicated 2008-05-28 22:19:54 from Cosmic Seriosity Balance

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