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		<title>Safaricom Innovation Forum Terms, Quite Disturbing</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/06/safaricom-innovation-forum-terms-quite-disturbing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Safaricom, Kenya's leading mobile network operator opted to  "aid" the growth of innovation in Kenya by initiating a process for welcoming and working with Vendors and Premium Rate Service Providers, you would be excused to think that there is a brighter future for developers in this East African nation. I beg to differ. There seems to be a problem that cannot be ignored.


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		<title>Steve Jobs Expresses His Thoughts About Flash</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/05/steve-jobs-expresses-his-thoughts-about-flash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img style="border:none;margin-right:5px;margin-bottom:7px;" src="http://blog.sobbayi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/apple-thumb.jpg" title="Apple Logo" align="left" />In an open letter on flash Steve Jobs explicitly explains why Apple has decided to ditch Flash. Previous comments came out as Apple looking like the Kettle that calls the Pot black but this letter is as sobering as can be.


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		<title>Turn-by-Turn Navigation Now Offered Free by Nokia</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/01/turn-by-turn-navigation-now-offered-free-by-nokia/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/01/turn-by-turn-navigation-now-offered-free-by-nokia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia today announced that it will now be offering version 3.03 and higher of Ovi Maps free forever. This is a welcome move the Finnish based mobile phone maker has made. With an estimated 27 million users using their mobile handsets for GPS Navigation on both Walk-to and Drive-by navigation, this number would be expected [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2009/08/mobile-financial-services-from-nokia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mobile financial services from Nokia'>Mobile financial services from Nokia</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/07/random-updates-on-sobbayis-tech-labs/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Random Updates on Sobbayi&#8217;s Tech Labs'>Random Updates on Sobbayi&#8217;s Tech Labs</a></li>
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		<title>Battle For MySQL Rages On For Monty</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/01/battle-for-mysql-rages-on-for-monty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael “Monty” Widenius, the founder and creator of MySQL, who now runs Monty Program Ab has been for long battling hard to save MySQL from the impending rot it could suffer under the hands of Oracle. The story goes that Oracle plans to acquire Sun Microsystems who apparently owns MySQL after purchasing it a few [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2009/12/a-little-about-mariadb-a-mysql-spin-off/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A little About MariaDB, a MySQL spin-off'>A little About MariaDB, a MySQL spin-off</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/07/the-maria-storage-engine-is-renamed-to-aria-storage-engine/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Maria Storage Engine Is Renamed To Aria Storage Engine'>The Maria Storage Engine Is Renamed To Aria Storage Engine</a></li>
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		<title>Mobile financial services from Nokia</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2009/08/mobile-financial-services-from-nokia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia Money, a new mobile financial service offering consumers with mobile device access to basic financial services has been introduced by Nokia It  has been designed to be as simple and convenient as making a voice call or sending an SMS. It will enable consumers to send money to another person just by using the [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2010/06/the-new-and-improved-forum-nokia-website/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The New and Improved Forum Nokia Website'>The New and Improved Forum Nokia Website</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2009/06/adobe-announces-flash-10-for-mobile-devices/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Adobe Announces Flash 10 for Mobile Devices'>Adobe Announces Flash 10 for Mobile Devices</a></li>
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		<title>Software Giant Oracle Decides to Buy Sun</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2009/04/software-giant-oracle-decides-to-buy-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2009/04/software-giant-oracle-decides-to-buy-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another one of the tech stories that is managing to pull out a lot of mixed reactions from all corners. Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems better know for its java programming language came agreement to acquire Sun for $9.50 per share. This deal came after IBM pulled out of talks to buy Sun. [...]


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		<title>Sobbayi Interactive unveils new Photo Service</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2007/06/sobbayi-interactive-unveils-new-photo-service/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2007/06/sobbayi-interactive-unveils-new-photo-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been two to three months since the last update here. It has not been because of untimely vacations or sorts. Sobbayi Interactive has been working on the new Digital Photo Service for the past few months if not a year (No one seems to remember). This is a service that is to evolve around [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2004/11/sobbayi-interactive-version-30-goes-online/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sobbayi Interactive Version 3.0 goes online'>Sobbayi Interactive Version 3.0 goes online</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.sobbayi.com/2005/01/si-v-320-brings-new-life-to-sobbayi-interactive/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SI V 3.2.0 Brings new life to Sobbayi Interactive.'>SI V 3.2.0 Brings new life to Sobbayi Interactive.</a></li>
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		<title>Work on the New Look HoG Website begins</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2007/03/work-on-the-new-look-hog-website-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2007/03/work-on-the-new-look-hog-website-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The count down for the new look House of Grace website finally begins. The current interface had some challenges, which needed to be address. There are a few user requests coupled with plain bugs that needed to be fumigated before the New Year begins. The church will be celebrating its fifth anniversary next month and [...]


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		<title>The Grace Project</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2006/03/the-grace-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After some heartfelt consideration, SI undertook the responsibility designing and developing the House of Grace Church Website. The website has been available online for about 2 months now. I was charged with developing the site on the fly. Right from start, the site had to go up despite the fact that 97% of the content [...]


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		<title>SI Steps into the Enterprise Realm.</title>
		<link>http://blog.sobbayi.com/2005/03/si-steps-into-the-enterprise-realm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sobbayi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the new year draws into the end of the first quarter, in line with our on going project growth, we have been behind closed doors strategizing about the direction we want to go into next. Quite a bit has emerged from these sessions. The ideas about this news item are really to enlighten you [...]


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