The upcoming Saturday meet on Sat, August 8 at 4:15pm is on Android mobile platform programming.

Mr. Satish Vellanki will deliver the talk and conduct the hands-on session on Android.

Android
Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. The project is currently managed by Open Handset Alliance.

Some of the interesting features of Android device platform are
 large Handset layouts support,
 SQLite based storage,
 GSM/EDGE, CDMA, UMTS, WiFi connectivity,
 Webkit based browser framework,
 Dalvik virtual machine,
 H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, AMR, AAC media support
 utilize video/still media formats, accelerometers, magnetometers
 
For the developer, there is a fanastic development environment that includes a device emulator, debugging tools, memory and performance profiling and plugin for Eclipse IDE.
 
To monetize your offerings, there is a Android Market, which is a catalog of applications that cen be downloaded and installed to target hardware.
 
The agenda for the hands-on TSM on Android is
 . Hello World
 . Android Architecture
 . Android SDK overview
 . Building Blocks
 . UI Development
 . 3D with OpenGL, Media and Wi-Fi
 More...

For maximum benefit
 Knowledge of Java, especially Event-handling and Swing will be
 needed  to participate in the exercises.
 Please bring your laptops if you would like to do it along with us.
 We'll be providing the requisite software CDs.

Date
 August 8, 2009
 
Timings
 4:15pm - 7:30pm

Venue
 AppLabs GEC
 3XL Conference Room
 Road no 2, Banjara Hills,
 near Jubilee Hills check post

Security check
 Please note that there will be security check at the main entrance
 and you are requested to carry ID proof with yourself.  In case you
 bring a laptop with you, please get the serial number endorsed at
 the security check.

All engineers and Open Source enthusiasts who are interested in
meeting up the community and learning are cordially invited to
attend this hands-on workshop.

Open Source software CD/DVDs are made available free-of-charge
at the meetup venue.

Please share this invitation with all "technically focussed" Open Source geeks !

thanks & regards
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