We've seen the camera get better (more functionality - not a better camera) over the last year. But remember that a lot of these limitations (like GPS) are hardware limitations. So if you buy a device, you're committing to the hardware capabilities at the moment you buy it. The edge doesn't have GPS built in, so I don't believe any amount of software updating is going to "fix" that. I can't comment on Google Sky because I've never used it, but I did find a lot of google apps didn't work when I first got the edge, so I just stopped trying and found other alternatives for whatever I was using. I think one big problem with Google apps on the edge is they are designed to function so seamlessly with Android phones that they more than any other apps make assumptions about the hardware that aren't true on the edge.


Yes, there are other threads here, but all of us have been using:
http://andappstore.com/
http://slideme.org/
http://www.appslib.com

These aren't sketchy although everything of course is at your own risk.

You can also do a google search for any app you're looking for with the search term .apk to see if you can find just the install file online somewhere. Also do check out our APK thread here.

It is possible to download the apk files to your computer. I usually transfer by emailing to myself, so I can't comment on the tethering. I know that if I email myself the apk, then simply click on it, it will self-install. I haven't tried moving the file over because I'm not sure I'd know exactly where on the file system I should put it if I did it myself. Someone who is more leet than me can probably advise you on that. But email works just fine.