[Mobilepartners] No Meeting This Friday, 2 IAP Sessions

[Andrew Yu]

Greetings!

Mobile Partners User Group will not be meeting this Friday. We will also 
skip our regularly scheduled meeting in January.

Instead, there will be two IAP sessions in January that may be of interest 
to some of you. Please see below for detailed information and mark your 
calendar if you are interested in attending.

Happy Holidays!

Andrew

1. Introduction to the "Google Phone" (Android Platform and Open Handset 
Alliance)
Andrew Yu, Rich Miner, Dave Mitchell
Mon Jan 14, 01-02:30pm, 32-141

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: n/a

In November 2007, Google announced a new major initiative - the Android 
software stack - and launched the Open Handset Alliance, a group of mobile 
technology companies aimed at developing applications for what is being 
welcomed as the first complete open mobile development platform.

This class will provide an introduction to the Android platform incuding the 
following:
1. What is Android and Open Handset Alliance? Why is this important?
2. Potential mobile applications?
3. Potential devices?
4. Software Development Kit (SDK) and other tools
Web: http://code.google.com/android
Contact: Andrew Yu, N42-250i, (617) 324-8985, andrewyu at mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology

2. Introduction to the Apple iPhone and Web Applications
Andrew Yu, Matthew Sullivan
Thu Jan 24, 01-02:00am, 32-155

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: n/a

The Apple iPhone was introduced in June, 2007 and changed the way we think 
about smartphones. One of the key features of the iPhone is the ability to 
view full web sites as well as take advantage of web applications 
specifically designed for the iPhone.

This session will provide an introduction to the iPhone and web 
applications:

1. Introduction to the iPhone
2. How does the iPhone work @ MIT?
3. Web Applications for the iPhone: Examples
4. How to create Web Applications for the iPhone
Web: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/devcenter/
Contact: Andrew Yu, N42-250i, (617) 324-8985, andrewyu at mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
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Andrew Yu
Mobile Devices Platform Coordinator
Information Services & Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phone: 617-324-8985
Email: andrewyu at mit.edu
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