bluetooth

Smartphones targeted by worm

News The worm program, dubbed Cabir by Russian antivirus company Kaspersky, apparently uses the Bluetooth short-range wireless feature of smartphones that run the Symbian operating system to detect other Symbian phones, and then transfers itself to the...

15 June 2004, 7:40

Dell launches new Axim PDAs in Europe

News The faster machine and one of the slower includes integrated Bluetooth and 802.11b wireless networking. Karppi said that Dell would be supporting WPA wireless security for enterprises using the Axim X30 and that he saw Bluetooth being used mostly...

3 June 2004, 17:00

Ancient Bath goes high-tech in Wi-Fi trial

News The University of Bath has announced a £1.6m pilot that will see the city kitted out with a municipal network that will make use of wireless technologies such as NFC (near field communications), typically found in the Oyster card, and Bluetooth.

21 February 2006, 9:47

Microsoft demos Vista-friendly peripherals

News The Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 is a 25mm-thick keyboard that uses 2.4GHz Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly with any PC up to 9m away. Microsoft on Tuesday also unveiled a Bluetooth wireless mouse that also functions as a slideshow...

14 September 2006, 11:17

Wireless USB gadgets start the onslaught

News And other wireless communication standards, Bluetooth and 802.11 Wi-Fi networking, are established already. Although Wireless USB will, to a certain extent, compete with Bluetooth -- for example, in sharing images taken with a mobile phone camera...

17 July 2007, 10:07

Apple beefs up iBooks and Mac Minis

News In addition to increased memory, the new iBooks offer built-in AirPort Extreme -- 54mbps 802.11g Wi-Fi networking -- and Bluetooth 2.0 wireless connectivity. The wireless features also are compatible with Bluetooth 1.2 devices, such as Apple's...

27 July 2005, 10:21

Apple releases its first multi-button mouse

News However, the company has stuck by its single-button design, refining it and adding a Bluetooth wireless version, but maintaining only a single-click option. Apple took the mouse wireless in September 2003, when it introduced a Bluetooth mouse and...

3 August 2005, 10:05

Nokia to launch phone that stores 3,000 songs

News The phone supports WCDMA, wireless local area networking and Bluetooth, and subscribers can shop at online music stores directly from the device, the company said. Users can synchronise the device with their computers via USB 2.0 and create and...

28 April 2005, 15:22

Mobile phone virus claims first corporate victim

News Commwarrior targets mobile phones that use the Symbian Series 60 operating system, and the bug spreads using Bluetooth and multimedia messaging technology, or MMS. The operator at the company disabled MMS temporarily, and Bluetooth was also...

1 September 2005, 9:05

Logitech unleashes cordless desktop combos

News The diNovo package also comes with the MX 1000 laser cordless mouse originally launched last year and a Bluetooth wireless-enabled keyboard, which the Swiss-American company said could let customers transmit a picture from a mobile phone or camera...

17 August 2005, 9:12

Wireless USB set to cut the cable

News The USB Implementers Forum, the 1394 Trade Association and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) have chosen the WiMedia Alliance's version of UWB technology as the foundation for their next-generation networking technology.

18 October 2006, 9:52

Photos: A winner's preview of CES

News Here a Callpod representative shows off the company's newly announced Dragon Bluetooth headset. The Navigon 7100, which costs about $649 (£317), has integrated Bluetooth for hands-free calling and text-to-speech functionality.

Tags: speech, hands, bluetooth, electronics

15 November 2007, 9:29

Microsoft patents body power

News Some, such as Bluetooth, use radio signals, while others use infrared. Such functionality is today commonly provided by Bluetooth. Microsoft has been awarded a patent for turning your skin into a power conduit and data bus, and which describes a...

23 June 2004, 10:35

PlayStation 3 stats spotlighted

News Communication • Ethernet: (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)• Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) Controller• Bluetooth: (up to 7)• USB 2.0: (wired)• Wi-Fi: (PSP) • Network: (over IP)

18 May 2005, 9:27

Lego Mindstorms not child's play

News Further, the robots are Bluetooth-enabled, meaning they can be controlled by, and can control, any Bluetooth device. Lund demonstrated, for example, how he could direct the movement of one of the robots with his Bluetooth phone.

6 January 2006, 9:59