So yesterday the good people Sony Erickson did a major press briefing at the Sankara in Westlands. I love the Sankara. Going up the flight of stairs to the first floor as this makes me feel very Michael Jackson in that Billie Jean video where he is walking on steps as they light. I couldn't stay long at the press briefing but our good friends at Techweez have been kind kind to give the list of products Sony Erickson will be unleashing in the Kenya very soon.

The Sony peeps were good enough telling us that they were the first guys who put music and cameras in phones. Wow. The company executives stated how they were interested in being number one in android already hosting the position in 12 countries, number two on more and working toward market leadership.

As I sat in that swanky hotel enjoying excellent coffee and buns something hit me. OK. So they want to be number one in android. I have been hearing so many people talking about their apps in android and everyone is crazy about this app thing. There is a MobiTracker Android App that Allows users to track stolen or lost Mobile Phones. Even the NSE has gone Android. But just what is it?

Lets start wit what the smartphone. Mobile phones have been getting smarter and smarter now having cameras, music players, compasses and the like. As they get smarter they are slowly becoming like mini computers that one carries around. As they get smarter they need better and better operating systems for their “mobileness” (a word I just invented thank you very much). An operating system is the platform that the computer on the phone needs to run on. Think of Windows on your PC.

Several people have been working for the last few years to come up with a good mobile operating system and one of the most popular of these is Android. It was developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. There are a few other major operating systems out there that include the Apple IOS that runs all the I-phone, I-pad gadgets and Windows Mobile . Windows Mobile has made an unholy alliance with the people from Nokia. Then there is RIM OS (operation system), these are the guys that run Blackberry, which is also in that race to a smaller extent.

The best thing about these Mobile OS's is that there are several applications that have been developed by software programmers. These applications or “apps” are designed to help your life run better. Some like snaptu and seesmic help you access your social networks like twitter and Facebook. Others help you to know that your battery has been fully charged. Some are financial tools like the NSE one mentioned above, Bloomberg Mobile and CNNMoney. Others help us find our way like Google Earth and Google Maps There are hundreds of thousands that have been developed out on the web for free or for sale. Are we a bit clearer on what Android is now? If we aren't try reading more on it at the Wikipedia page on the same.

While we are at it the world has become a very weird place. Kids born between 1980 and 1990 have been slowly been invading the workplace with employers from the old school getting shocked with their way of thinking. Questions have been raised about their standard of education and whether as President George W Bush asked "Is our Children Learning?” So if you have a problem with these kids who have been called Generation Y in some circles then you want to sign with this seminar from our good friends from Jade Communications. After they are done you you should be able to;

•Understand who Gen. Y is
•Map out your Gen. Y teams
•Learn Critical Factors to consider in communicating with Gen. Y
•Learn how to Leverage the Power of Social Media in leading your Teams.
• Know how to Set up New Communication Platforms for Your Gen. Y teams
•Learn Social Media Language
•Get to know how to set up organizational Wikis for tasks involving
collaborations among your Gen. Y teams
•Be empowered on how to Develop an Organizational Social Media
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You can also find a detailed brochure with information on the Course and a Video link explaining more about the seminar

Later people.

P.S. Have a heart and vote for Winyo if you get a minute here. Dude is up for a few bob and every little bit helps.

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