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Bluetooth and other wireless groups sync up
News In an effort to speed the development of interoperable wireless networking technologies, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced on Monday that it has teamed up with several competing technology groups.
13 December 2005, 10:19
Bluetooth worm burrows into Mac OS X
News The new Inqtana worm spreads through a security flaw in Apple's Bluetooth software, antivirus vendors Symantec and F-Secure said on Friday. The worm attempts to use Bluetooth to propagate. Once it infects a computer it searches for other Bluetooth...
20 February 2006, 10:29
Bluetooth gets broader with WiMedia
News The industry body behind Bluetooth is to adopt the WiMedia Ultrawideband (UWB) technology for the next generation of its standard. The first Bluetooth products with UWB are due to appear near the end of 2007 with mass production in 2008, according...
30 March 2006, 10:28
Jobs: Video, Bluetooth, radio, 3G iTunes? Unlikely
News Bluetooth connectivity or a radio -- a common feature in Windows MP3 players -- are even more unlikely additions to the iPod feature set, senior Apple execs revealed today. Jobs said: "The problem with Bluetooth headphones is that it's not just...
21 September 2005, 11:33
Bluetooth and UWB techs are combining efforts
News The hodgepodge of incompatible wireless networking technologies is about to get smaller as companies working on Bluetooth and Ultrawideband are combining their efforts. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is expected to announce on Wednesday...
6 May 2005, 11:10
Sony Ericsson phones contain Bluetooth flaw
News The flaw is found in four models of Sony Ericsson phones and comes from an error in their BlueTooth service, according to the French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT). The BlueTooth "fails to properly handle malformed L2CAP (Logical Link...
10 February 2006, 9:38
Motorola unveils Bluetooth sunglasses, not iTunes phone
News Razrwire: Motorola and Oakley introduce eyewear that offers active users wireless, hands-free connections to Bluetooth-enabled devices. Motorola announced a new range of wireless products on Monday, ranging from a BlackBerry-like keyboard phone to...
26 July 2005, 10:01
Is Kodak making a Bluetooth camera?
News Kodak apparently plans to further embed Bluetooth technology into its products, according to documents filed with the US Federal Communications Commission. According to the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Web site, Kodak has filed...
4 April 2006, 10:42
Nokia releases Bluetooth's little brother
News Announced on Tuesday by Finnish communications giant Nokia, Wibree is designed to complement Bluetooth and work with the same hardware, although it can also operate as a standalone technology. Wibree and Bluetooth both operate at 2.4GHz and have a...
4 October 2006, 11:14
Apple's Mighty Mouse loses its tail
News Apple has released a Bluetooth-powered wireless version of Mighty Mouse, the company's only multibutton mouse. The wireless version of Mighty Mouse is compatible with any Mac running version 10.4.6 of the OS X Tiger operating system that has...
26 July 2006, 10:53
Kodak debuts wireless digital camera
News Kodak has introduced a telephoto version of its compact dual lens camera that offers Bluetooth wireless technology. The V610 lets people transfer images wirelessly to any other Bluetooth-enabled device within 9m of the camera.
26 April 2006, 10:43
Nokia connects with new wireless tech
News The Finnish handset maker has developed an offshoot of the popular Bluetooth wireless technology, dubbed Wibree, that utilises radio waves over relatively short distances to connect devices like PCs, handsets and PDAs.
3 November 2006, 9:47
Car virus rumours taken out for a spin
News F-Secure said rumours that mobile phone viruses could spread to cars via Bluetooth were erroneous, after technicians at the security firm failed to infect the onboard computer of a Prius with Cabir, which spreads by Bluetooth and infects handsets...
12 May 2005, 12:08
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, 12:17

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