Android-based Dell Streak Mini-tablet Supports Bluetooth Keyboard & MIce: Why Don't the Smartphone Provide BT HID Profiles Too?

I never understood why Apple didn’t support the use of Bluetooth keyboards for the iPhone prior to iOS4 (the iPhone 3G still doesn’t work with BT keyboards even after the upate). Google’s lack of Bluetooth keyboard profiles for Android is even more puzzling given their more “open” platform claim. One of the first things I tested after my Motorola Droid received its OS 2.2 FRG22D update on Friday (from FRG01B) was Bluetooth keyboard profile support.

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