I also get a feeling that hardware related functionalities (GPS, Bluetooth) plus vendor related (GTalk, Maps) etc., are not being exposed publicly as it should have been. Guess some sort of an tieup might be required with the appropriate vendors to get the full functionality.
On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Shane Isbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Steve Oldmeadow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> That blog doesn't even say there won't be GPS, it just says "may not >> be". If you trace his sources it is all based on speculation. >> >> The only public facts are the FCC filings. The current public >> documents are not sufficient to determine if it has GPS or not. >> However, it is confirmed by those documents that it has Bluetooth 2.0, >> WiFi and 1700 WCDMA. Hardly a "crippled" device. > > Actually, I can define crippled however I like. Under my definition, given > the heavy Android focus on LBS, not having GPS on the device means it's > crippled. As for Bluetooth, it doesn't matter if the device supports > Bluetooth at the hardware level if it is not supported at the Android level. > The device is crippled. If you choose to define anything that has WiFi and > GPRS/CDMA support as not being crippled, then fine with me. > > Shane > > > > -- == take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in - find stuff closer. +91 98403 48914 mobeegal - mobile search redefined to find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
