Anyone noticed this has appeared on Samsungs website?
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/support/brochures/downloads/systemlsi/Orion.pdf
Sorry if its old news, but they actually give some specs and I'm really excited about this chipset.
3200m pixels/sec, thats like a geforce 3 fill rate in a phone and over 3x graphics performance of hummingbird 1000m pixels/sec...wow.
The document is dated August, but I have never seen it before.
You should check out the iOne chipset
Edit: http://mobilehighway.blogspot.com/2010/12/ione-chip-turns-android-phone-into.html
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That was a great news a three months ago. But the question I am thinking about is samsung orion better than Apple A4 and do we expect it to be embeded in Apple's next generation iDevices?
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That was a great news a three months ago. But the question I am thinking about is samsung orion better than Apple A4 and do we expect it to be embeded in Apple's next generation iDevices?
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apple's a4 is a modified hummingbird and if they like it they may use a modified orion as well
Just to backup what shadowfire just said, here's a link: http://www.itproportal.com/2010/9/8/a5-soc-apple-iphone-5-use-samsung-orion/ it sounds likely.
Personally I'm looking forward to it being in something like a Galaxy S2.
I was talking to a friend of mine today who works for one of the European brands that manufacture a 10.1" Tegra Tablet. A clone of the Gtablet / Advent Vega.
They have been working on a Honeycomb ROM for their unit that was to be released soon, they have a working BETA and were doing final testing and polishing. But they have been told by Google last week that they cannot release it, and that Google will tell them when they can. Seems odd seeing Google gave them the source to develop in the first place.
Could Google be purposefully holding back Honeycomb on other platforms due to an agreement they have with Motorola?
For Motorola to put the investment and marketing into the XOOM I'm sure they would have wanted some assurances that they would have an edge for a set amount of time.
All the new tablets from Acer, Asus etc with Honeycomb have June launches at the earliest. When they have been announced for months and its clear they have production units already.
Its no surprise, just a shame Google couldn't be clear and honest about it. And it's not an Open and free platform if they are restricting people from releasing ROM's.
I would like to get a discussion going. See what others think, maybe theres some good I'm not seeing, or maybe more bad.
I like what Google does and I like their products. But they have been P***ing me off here lately with two of their products. The first one is the Nexus Q, not because of the price, but it's functionality, and when they released it... The other is the Chromecast. My reasons, I'm a GoogleTV owner. I've had my Sony Blu-ray GoogleTV since bate. Got it about 3 to 4 months after GoogleTV came out. Before the Nexus Q, GoogleTV had it's fair share of disappointments.No Hulu, which ain't the biggest deal breaker, with all the other content it does have. The Logitech being another one, then it taking so long for GoogleTV to get updated to Honeycomb. The Honeycomb update was about 9 months before Google I/O 2012, and the Nexus Q unveiling. Going into that year, at CES we seen a new batch of GoogleTV devices. It seemed like thing would start to look up for the platform. I wasn't expecting another version update at that years I/O, but maybe some more good news. Instead, we got the Nexus Q. I took it as a smack in the face. No real if any news about GoogleTV that I can remember at that years I/O. I hated it, I felt they should have gave us a Nexus GoogleTV with the Nexus Q features. Nonetheless, the Nexus Q didn't pan out. At this years CES we seen some more GoogleTV devices, and I felt at this years Google I/O they really need to do something with this platform. A new version update which they did, and I was hoping for a Nexus GooglTV/ Q hybrid which they didn't. I feel they should release a Nexus GoogleTV, I think it will help the platform. I'm glad about the update coming to GoogleTV, but can't help to think Google wasn't overly excited about the update. It seemed like they just said here, here's your stupid update. And now, they release another media device, that seems to feel like another smack in the face. And it's running a striped down version of GoogleTV source " http://blog.gtvhacker.com/ " There's rumors of another Media box coming from Google, is it a GoogleTV, or another smack in the face? Anyways the kicker, is both these devices were limited compared to GoogleTV. GoogleTV has been the redheaded stepchild of Google. It has it's potential I don't know why Google is doing so little with it. Let me know what you guys think. Do you think Chromecast will become more like GoogleTV. Do you think will see more and better things for the OG GoogleTV?
I don't really think Chromecast is headed to be an alternative or replace GoogleTV. I don't have any of them myself, but from what I've read about them, Chromecast seems like a replacement for an HDMI cable, just an easier way to transfer video and audio to your TV. Also, it makes it possible to play video from multiple devices like a tablet or computer pretty easily. The GoogleTV is a complete system that has everything contained to be able to get internet videos and movies to play on your TV, whereas Chromecast is merely a means to transfer the videos, kinda like DLNA.
It's not that I think their going to replace GoogleTV. It's more about the lack of support their giving the platform. Their entering basically the same market as the GoogleTV, with new products while ignoring another. Maybe after this update to JB I'll be more at ease. I would still like to see some hardware from Google tho...
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Android wear should be compatible with iOS. Google is a software company and cares about getting their product in the most hands possible. Leaving iOS out defeats this purpose. Google glass supports iOS and so should Android Wear. I have an iPhone 5s and a Nexus 5 and my Samsung gear live is useless when I'm using my iPhone. Even if it's only minimal support (ie Google Now but no extra app tie ins) that would be better than no support at all. Pebble is able to support Android and iOS, so should Android wear.
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I bet Apple's iwatch won't be compatible with Android. Really nothing else to say about this.
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I bet Apple's iwatch won't be compatible with Android. Really nothing else to say about this.
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That's not the point. FaceTime is not supported by Android but hangouts is cross platform. Google glass and Chromecast is cross platform while Apple TV is not. Apple will never make their products cross platform but Google is software/advertising company first. Android wear should be cross platform.
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I agree. I would like to use Android Wear, but if I can only use it properly when I am using my S4, then I don't want to put that much money into it. I'll probably just get a Pebble.
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I agree. I would like to use Android Wear, but if I can only use it properly when I am using my S4, then I don't want to put that much money into it. I'll probably just get a Pebble.
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I like android wear's interface better which is why I can't bring myself to drop money on the Pebble. However, the Pebble has a leg up on battery life and cross platform compatibility. Microsoft is suppose to come to the wearables market with cross platform compatibility in October. That should be interesting.
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The problem with making it compatible with iOS is that it would need to hook into the notification system of iOS. I highly doubt that Apple makes those APIs available to the general public. Android Wear is basically an extension of notifications and would likely lose all but watch functionality when connected to an iOS device because iOS is a closed ecosystem. It is really a different story than the Hangouts example. Perhaps someone could get it connected to a jailbroken iOS device, but even then, I think it's a stretch.
The bottom line is that Apple would never allow it. They don't block 'Google' Glass from syncing, but they would never allow an app to sync your iPhone with 'Android' Wear.
Furthermore it would be a gimped, unfinished experience on iOS. The Google services needed to make it a decent experience don't exist on iOS. Also, consider this: would it be easier to backport the required service to versions of Android below 4.3 or completely rewrite them for iOS? Obviously backporting. And since there are 3 or 4x as many people using Android 4.2 and below than iOS that would be a much more worthwhile thing to do. So simply put, the effort to support iOS does not seem worth the effort required even if it was possible.
Even the Pebble has limited functionality on iOS compared to what's possible on Android. The workaround they had to do to offer a Pebble app store to iOS users is horrendous... (every available app is packaged along with the Pebble app. If a developer updates his or her app, iOS users won't get the update until Pebble submits an update of their own and Apple approves it). It operates like any other app store on Android. And iOS still has issues with Caller ID being displayed properly on the Pebble.
Apple won't allow Android compatibility, but if Android smart watches allow iOS compatibility would be a huge benefit. They could release a app communicating with the smart watch. This would be great
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Android wear should be compatible with iOS. Google is a software company and cares about getting their product in the most hands possible. Leaving iOS out defeats this purpose. Google glass supports iOS and so should Android Wear. I have an iPhone 5s and a Nexus 5 and my Samsung gear live is useless when I'm using my iPhone. Even if it's only minimal support (ie Google Now but no extra app tie ins) that would be better than no support at all. Pebble is able to support Android and iOS, so should Android wear.
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I agree.If Android smart watches allow iOS compatibility would be great.
They wouldn't need to add all the functionality that android has. Maybe update the google search app to display google now notifications to the watch at a bare minimum. I know that android can install more apps to wear because of the main app tie ins. iOS probably wouldn't be able to do all that and that is fine.
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Sadly i think its all about money. If they make gear, which is only compatible with iOS or Android, they a sure they will earn some extra money, because people cant recyckle their old smartphone products
I think the problem isnt with Google but with Apple themselves that closed source on their Bluetooth stack to stop non-authorised peripherals from working properly. I cannot believe Apple will allow Google to make this work since it will basically eat into their supposedly upcoming iWatch market. They are Apple, afterall and they want nothing more than a monopoly and telling the world to get forked.
pfff apple
Apple is never going to let android to be compatible to any other devices, and they want the iWatch to be really wanted... Apple is like a little kid: wants always more
iWatch willl be the best smart watch ^^ I ithink so
I think it would be a great idea for android wear to be available for IOS. Although it may require a renaming to avoid confusion (Google Wear?). However besides that, why Samsung doesn't support non galaxy devices with their Gear range is ridiculous, they just cut out most of the android market for no reason at all
Releasing it with limited compatibility for IOS is a no winner for Google. It would be trashed by IOS users and tech journalists. With Apple releasing their own watch soon to compete with Android Wear, Google stands to benefit nothing by releasing a limited experience that can only do a few things.
I would expect iOS support on Gear. Google is NOT apple. Disappointing
Wonder if we will see voice activated siri... ok siri... bah Apple...
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I bet Apple's iwatch won't be compatible with Android. Really nothing else to say about this.
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it will be never
Google's Android One has become one of the biggest technology flops of the year, and possibly of the decade.
Google had the best intentions when the tech mongol launched the Android One: offer standardized, quality devices for low prices in emerging markets. Sadly, not enough people bought into the vision to make it a success. The phone was to be offered to growing markets, focusing on the BRIC countries, reports*Forbes.
Full Article here - http://www.vcpost.com/articles/105045/20151110/google-kills-android-one-program.htm
But Woking fine with my device.
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