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[Eric]

The HEDGE N95

<< Eric, thanks for the info. >>

You're welcome. This review identifies the TI OMAP2 apps processor but implies the GPS receiver is not SIRF III ...

The N95 features a built-in GPS receiver. It's the same chip you can find in the Nokia E90. It's quite sensitive and after obtaining fix it keeps working indoors and under heavy foliage, but it's slightly less sensitive and also slightly less accurate than SiRF Star III based receivers.

http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/review_n95.php

<< How about HSDPA? How many companies can produce a chip containing HSDPA? >>

So far we have QUALCOMM, Nokia/TI, and Freescale in shipping product, then there's Infineon and Broadcom (shipping/not shipping?). EMP will be in shipping product shortly as will Renesas (if they aren't shipping already). Probably a few others like Marvell and Agere will be coming on board now that the 3GPP R'5 standard is sufficiently mature, networks are well along in optimization, and there is an identifiable market.

- Eric -