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Besides working toward compatibility with wireless USB, the Bluetooth SIG is also developing the ability to transparently switch from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi for higher-bandwidth applications, according to a manager for the group.
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Cell phone market leader Nokia   NOK1V.HE unveiled a new short-range wireless connection on   Tuesday that is smaller and more energy-efficient than current   Bluetooth technology and can be used in devices such as   watches.
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Just need a PC and Bluetooth... UK-based ROK Mobile Communications has developed a VoIP application that uses your mobile telephone like a Bluetooth headset to connect to the company's network.â¦
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Want to add Wi-Fi connectivity to your PalmOne Tungsten T3 or Zire 72 handheld? Your wait is almost over.
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The networks used to monitor vehicle performance will be able to speak more clearly with Bluetooth devices, enabling your mobile phone or music player to get cozy with your car. In Autopia.
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Wireless speakers sound like a great idea, but so far no one has made them work very well -- sound quality and latency are just too problematic. Now a new ultra-wideband, mesh-networked wireless-speaker technology aims to fix that.
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You can avoid those unsightly wires and use your iPod dock as a remote to stream your music via Bluetooth.
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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has adopted Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR. The latest version of this short-range wireless networking standard offers faster data transfer speeds while using less power.
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BlackBerry fans can now own a handset that also does WiFi. But you will find, as with other hybrids, that switching between cellular and WiFi service is hardly seamless.
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Mobile phone market leader Nokia   NOK1V.HE unveiled a new short-range wireless connection on   Tuesday that is smaller and more energy-efficient than current   Bluetooth technology and can be used in devices such as   watches.
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Iogear today announced a rechargeable mini mouse with bluetooth interface. The mouse can be opoerated up to 66 feet away from the computer, making it a practical tool fro presentations, the company said.
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(InfoWorld) - Qualcomm is making two acquisitions of Bluetooth and WLAN (wireless LAN) chip technologies, allowing it to further the integration of wireless networking capabilities in mobile phones. The company will buy Airgo Networks, which develops WLAN technologies used in access points and laptop computers, and it will buy most of the Bluetooth technology assets of RF Micro Devices. The acquisitions, announced Sunday, will allow Qualcomm to integrate the wireless technologies more tightly with chip sets that it sells to mobile phone makers. This should make it easier for phone makers to develop compact products with built-in Bluetooth and WLAN capabilities. Bluetooth allows phones to send data over short distances, connecting to a wireless headset or laptop computer, for example. Adding a WLAN connection to a phone allows it to connect to a LAN to use VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and other services. The acquisitions will put Qualcomm in closer competition with other makers of wireless networking chips, including Intel and Broadcom. It could also bring Qualcomm new technology patents that would strengthen its hand in legal disputes. The company is in the midst of several patent disputes, including one with Broadcom that concerns Bluetooth technologies. Airgo, of Palo Alto, California, develops WLAN technologies based on IEEE 802.11a, b and g, as well as the proposed 802.11n standard. Qualcomm plans to integrate the technologies into its Mobile Station Modem and Snapdragon chip sets. It will also keep supporting Airgo's current WLAN business, it said. In the case of RF Micro, Qualcomm is buying its Bluetooth division in San Diego, which develops technologies for handsets and headsets. RF Micro is retaining other Bluetooth products, including its SiW3000 and SiW3500 system-on-chip families. It said the sale will allow it to focus on its higher-growth areas, including cellular transceivers and GPS components. RF Micro, which has headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, said Qualcomm is paying $39 million for its technologies. Qualcomm didn't disclose the value of the Airgo deal, but it said the acquisitions combined would reduce its earnings for the current fiscal year by about $0.04 per share. It expects to close both deals by the end of December.
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802.11 to speed Bluetooth transmissions Mobile World Congress The organisation behind Bluetooth will tomorrow go public on its plan to borrow bandwidth from Wi-Fi, allowing the device-to-device wireless connection technology to offer faster data transfers when it needs to.â¦
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palmOne, Inc. is at last bringing a SD wi-fi solution for a couple of its handheld models. To date, palmOne&#39;s Wi-Fi option was the Tungsten C, which comes with built-in wireless, incorporates a keyboard and a 320 x 320 transflective TFT display. palmOne ...
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InfoWorld - Toshiba Corp. is refreshing its line-up of Gigabeat music players with new models including one that packs built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.
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32GB memory card support too The rumours were true. Research In Motion (RIM) has officially confirmed its development of the BlackBerry 8820, the first handset in its history to feature built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. It also supports Micro SDHC memory cards.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Ultra-low power is being added to the features of short-range Bluetooth technology. The ultra low-power Wibree technology developed by Nokia Corp. will become part of the Bluetooth specification under an agreement reached by the Wibree Forum and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the Finnish mobile phone maker said Tuesday. Bluetooth has been used mostly to connect larger devices such as headsets, keyboards and mouses to stereos and PCs and with the help of Wibree, the technology will be able to connect much smaller button-cell battery-powered devices, like watches or sensors attached to a user's body. Wibree uses the same 2.4GHz frequency as Bluetooth. "We look at this as an addition to the Bluetooth family of specifications, enabling a new class of devices that Bluetooth isn't really suitable for today," said Michael Foley, executive director of Bluetooth SIG. In October 2006, Nokia's research arm announced the development of Wibree and establishment of an industry forum, including Broadcom Corp. and STMicroelectronics NV, to define a specification. But after forming, the companies -- many of them members of Bluetooth SIG -- favored having ultra low-power devices supported in Bluetooth, according to Harri Tulimaa, head of Nokia Technology Out-Licensing. "They didn't want to complete an entirely new technology," he said. The goal is to develop specifications for two types of ultra low-cost implementations: a single-mode implementation for watches, sensors and other tiny devices to communicate with each other; and a dual-mode implementation to communicate with both single-mode and traditional Bluetooth devices. The core specification for ultra low-power technology is already well advanced, according to Tulimaa. "We've started prototype interoperability testing between three companies and have transmitted packets over the air." Ultra low-power Bluetooth will have a range up to 10 meters, similar to the Bluetooth Class 2 specification, which requires more energy. A button-cell battery powered device, equipped with ultra low-power Bluetooth technology, will be designed to have an average operating life of one year, according to Tulimaa. It can transmit data at a speed up to 1M bps (bit per second) High-power Bluetooth Class 3 has a range up to 100 meters. Foley doesn't view low-power Bluetooth as a competitor to Near Field Communications (NFC), another short-range wireless technology. NFC is designed primarily to help people make contactless transactions, he said. Bluetooth SIG expects to finalize ultra low-power Bluetooth specifications in the first half of 2008, with the first products, mostly likely single-mode devices, to hit the market in the second half of the year.