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Google Android delay: Bluetooth, GTalk APIs

by Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Page 3 of 3 Thirdly, "As originally designed, the GTalkService placed a significant burden on the application developer to avoid security flaws and perform user and relationship management," said Android security researcher Rich Cannings. But the idea of allowing applications running on Android devices lives on. "One of our top priorities after the first devices ship is to develop a device-to-device (and possibly device-to-server) RPC mechanism that is fast, reliable, and protective of developers and users alike," said Morrill. So Bluetooth and some kind of program-to-program communication service are clearly coming in the future, but just as Rome and its empire wasn’t built in a day, neither will the newest and biggest potential threat to the iPhone, Windows Mobile, LiMo and Symbian platforms: Google Android. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Android Bluetooth Google Google Android Google Talk Mobile Phones Mobile applications Mobile handset platforms Mobile phone Software Stephen Withers Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 3 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

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