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Apple Explains What Its Latest Bluetooth Update Is for

Apple has outlined exactly what the Bluetooth Update 1.0 for Windows does in terms of helping the user enjoy his / her experience with a Mac computer running Windows in Boot Camp. Boot Camp is a utility included with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that lets users run compatible versions of Micro...

29 October 2009
09:16 GMT

Apple Releases New Bluetooth Update - Download Here

The company headquartered in Cupertino, California developing the Mac operating system has issued a new software update improving the performance of Apple Bluetooth devices when running Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista on a Mac using the Boot Camp utility. “This update improves the performance of the App...

29 October 2009
04:14 GMT

Iomega's StorCenter ix2-200 NAS Has Bluetooth, Time Machine Support

Iomega, one of the world's leading vendors of storage solutions, has just announced the expansion of its StorCenter family of Network Attached Storage devices, with the introduction of the new ix2-200 model. Designed as a 2-bay NAS that will provide customers with up to 4TB of storage space, the new external sto...

8 October 2009
03:07 GMT

Microsoft Rolls Out Bluetooth-Enabled Keyboard and Keypad

Windows 7 is less than two months away from its official debut, but the Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft still has a couple of products that need to be announced before this year's holiday shopping season. Such is the case with the new Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000, designed to work exclusively with Bluetoot...

9 September 2009
10:57 GMT

Apple Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1

In tandem with the Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0 for July 2009 MacBook Pros, Apple has issued a Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1 addressing bugs and compatibility with the company’s wireless mouse and keyboard. The new firmware is free to download right here, on Softpedia. Apple describes the firmware update as...

20 August 2009
05:05 GMT

Backgammon Lite for iPhone Gains Bluetooth Multiplayer

Trivial Technology, a developer of several card and board games for iPhone and iPod touch, has announced the release of Backgammon Lite 1.5.0. OS 3.0-tested, Backgammon Lite is likely the best backgammon game in the App Store, now with multiplayer support, including Peer to Peer integration. “Play with your fri...

19 August 2009
07:03 GMT

Apple Posts Support Piece on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Issues with iPhone

Following the release of iPhone OS 3.0, numerous users reportedly signaled issues with the wireless connectivity on their devices, CNet's iPhone Atlas reports. While some say that their iPhones and iPod touches drop from Wi-Fi unexpectedly, others claim they can't connect to the Internet at all. Apple has n...

15 July 2009
10:08 GMT

Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0

Apple has released a new firmware update for Macintosh systems equipped with Bluetooth based on the Broadcom chipset. Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 is a free download that provides bug fixes and enhanced compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard, according to the Mac maker. On the...

18 June 2009
04:05 GMT

On Vista SP2 PCs USB 2.0 Bluetooth Devices Stop Working Intermittently

Microsoft has acknowledged an issue with USB 2.0 Bluetooth devices that stop working intermittently when connected to computers running Windows Vista Service Pack 2. Although it’s managed to confirm that some users are indeed coming across problems with the latest service pack for Vista, the Redmond company has...

22 May 2009
05:49 GMT

The Increased Number of Smartphones to Facilitate Mobile Viruses

It seems that the adoption of smartphones during the past few years and their continuous growth in the future could easily offer more possibilities for mobile viruses to spread into the wild. Currently, there are more than 600 mobile viruses known to exist, which raises the risk of getting infected when using a high...

25 April 2009
06:40 GMT

Broadcom, Atheros and CSR Announce Support for Bluetooth v3.0

Just recently, Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) has announced the next iteration of the short-range Bluetooth technology dubbed Bluetooth 3.0. The new solution is expected to become commercially available on various devices in the next 9 to 12 months. Following the much anticipated release, member companies, in...

23 April 2009
10:17 GMT

iPhone Bluetooth Headset 'Completely' Discontinued

After posting a “discontinued” sign on a still available “buy” page for the Apple Bluetooth Headset, Apple has now completely removed the accessory from its inventory, redirecting users to the main page of its Online Store. An analysis over at AppleInsider puts the move somewhere between Apple...

6 April 2009
10:28 GMT

iPhone SDK 3.0 / iPhone OS 3.0 – About iPhone OS Accessories

Upon releasing the iPhone SDK 3.0 beta, complementing iPhone OS 3.0, Apple has revealed that an application can now communicate with accessories attached to iPhone or iPod touch through either the 30-pin dock connector or wirelessly, via Bluetooth. Addressing application developers specifically, Apple claims devs ca...

31 March 2009
07:40 GMT

Apple Secretly Discontinues iPhone Bluetooth Headset

Apple has discontinued the iPhone Bluetooth Headset, eagle-eyed readers have pointed out to AppleInsider. Reportedly, the discovery was made on Saturday, with visitors of Apple's online store still being able to add the accessory as a purchased item to their carts. The wireless headset compatible only with the A...

23 March 2009
11:49 GMT

Sony Ericsson Unveils New MS500 Outdoor Speaker

Sony Ericsson announced today the launch of its MS500 outdoor Bluetooth speaker, which has been designed to offer users both exceptional sound quality and a cool design that would be able to impress. The new MS500 speaker is announced to come in two color schemes, namely orange and black, as well as white and pink. ...

17 March 2009
11:08 GMT

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and FM Packed in a Single Solution from CSR

CSR, one of the world's leading providers of personal wireless technology, has announced today the CSR9000, a new connectivity product that demonstrates the company's breakthrough in this field. The new CSR9000 chip is basically designed to enable a long list of technologies to become available on a single ...

16 February 2009
09:34 GMT

Sony Ericsson Unveils AB900, a Bluetooth Car Speakerphone

Sony Ericsson has yet another goodie up its sleeve, the AB900, a Bluetooth Car Speakerphone that allows users to transform their car into their own wireless jukebox by playing favorite songs while safely making or receiving calls. The new AB900 can stream songs from the mobile phone while also broadcasting them loud ...

10 February 2009
06:51 GMT

iPhone Bluetooth Transfers Finally Possible – Video

Sources are reporting that a new Cydia app is capable of adding the long missed Bluetooth feature in the iPhone. A video demonstration of the tool soon making its way on the iSpazio repository shows successful Bluetooth file transfers between an iPhone and an iMac, as well as data exchange between a Sony Ericsson and...

26 January 2009
04:50 GMT

Swiss Army Knives Upgraded with Bluetooth Capability

Striving to keep up with an ever-diversifying market, Swiss Army knife manufacturer Victorinox featured at its CES 2009 stand a new and innovative piece of technology, the Presentation Pro knife, which can be used to direct slide shows, and incorporates a USB flash that can hold up as much as 32 GB of memory, as well...

12 January 2009
04:59 GMT

BlueSn0w Brings Bluetooth to the iPhone

For months, the iPhone Bluetooth Project has been quietly working to develop a Bluetooth solution for the iPhone. While readers can express their discontent on the lack of built-in bluetooth in the iPhone, command-line-savvy users can actually give this tool a go right now. A post on the official iBluetooth Project ...

5 January 2009
05:37 GMT

5 Tips to Make Your Cell Phone Battery Last Longer

Modern mobile phones have numerous applications installed, as well as a bunch of other features, including photo cameras, blitzes, Bluetooth devices and others. All these accessories take up large amounts of electricity from the battery, prompting users to recharge them more often. This consumes a lot of electric ene...

26 November 2008
04:49 GMT

iPhone Hack Allows Texting with Xbox 360 Chatpad

Rather than stop being Apple fans, tech-savvy folks prefer to take matters into their own hands and craft out their own Apple-based solutions. However, the iPhone-and-Xbox 360-Chatpad-hack seems to stretch the concept a tad over the limit.As some of you may know, Microsoft released a small keyboard suitable for messa...

11 November 2008
08:49 GMT

Increased Wireless Video and Audio Connectivity Products Shipments

According to a new study made by ABI Research, wireless audio and video connectivity products shipped this year reached a number of 150 million, but are expected to reach nearly 700 million worldwide by the end of 2013. The products are included in four classes, namely Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB (ultra-wideband) and 60 GH...

8 November 2008
05:12 GMT

New Sony Rolly Can Be Remote Controlled by Mobile Phones

As you might remember from one of our previous articles, we've recently had the chance to get very close and personal with one of the funniest and most entertaining products ever released by Sony, its famous Rolly. However, it would seem that the Japanese company is keen on promoting this product even further, s...

28 October 2008
06:32 GMT

Azentek SmartMirror Brings GPS Navigation to the Rear-View Mirror of Your Car

Since the GPS navigation devices market is a highly competitive one, the only chance for a startup company to actually hit it big is to come up with a design and features few others offer. And that's exactly what the people over at Azentek seem to have achieved, since their SmartMirror is capable of doing no les...

9 October 2008
02:58 GMT

Motopure H15 and Motorola H780 to Be Released in October

Motorola has just introduced two new universal Bluetooth headsets, both of which come with advanced noise cancellation capabilities. Called Motopure H15 and Motorola H780, the two new products feature Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology for headsets, as well as the following: – Multipoint technology, s...

19 September 2008
04:46 GMT

Sony Ericsson HCB-108, a Powerful Bluetooth Car Speakerphone

Sony Ericsson is not all about mobile phones, as you may already know, so it often releases accessories for its handsets. The newest one is called "Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB-108" and, obviously, it is a portable speakerphone created for those who spend a lot of time in their car, on the road. Sony Eric...

16 September 2008
04:29 GMT

SouthWing SH241 Bluetooth Headset Hits AT&T's Stores

SouthWing, a Bluetooth technology developer based in Europe, announced the release of its SH241 Bluetooth headset via AT&T's retail stores from North America. Already available for European customers, the SH241 combines a nice look with a set of advanced features created to offer a perfect handsfree experie...

28 August 2008
05:21 GMT

BlueAnt V1 Available for Purchase

BlueAnt Wireless, the Australian company specialized in Bluetooth communications, announced today the availability of its latest Bluetooth headset, the V1, in North America. Although it was first presented back in January, during CES 2008, and its initial release date was said to be sometime in April, BlueAnt V1 ha...

26 August 2008
12:01 GMT

EQ7 and EQ5 Motorola Portable Speakers Now Available

At the same time with the unveiling of its three new ROKR phones, Motorola also announced the availability of two portable speakers, which are also part of its ROKR family of products. The new devices are called MOTOROKR EQ7 and MOTOROKR EQ5 and come to enlarge Motorola's line-up of music accessories.Unlike the ...

5 August 2008
11:34 GMT

Palm Treo 800w Gets Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth

After less than two weeks from the official release of the Treo 800w smartphone, Palm is already preparing to improve it. The Sunnyvale-based company has announced, on its official website, the fact that the new smartphone will soon be enhanced with "Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth", offering users an easier way to make...

28 July 2008
09:58 GMT

XP SP3 Wide Open to Attacks via Bluetooth Even After Critical Patch

Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 2 were left wide open to attacks via a vulnerability in the operating system's Bluetooth stack, even though Microsoft released a Critical patch addressing the issue on June 10, 2008. MS08-030 was designed to patch a critical security flaw in the Bluetooth stack affectin...

20 June 2008
03:04 GMT

LG Decoy Out Now, Beautiful Girls (Not) Included

As announced last week, Verizon Wireless has released the LG Decoy handset today – the very first mobile phone to come with a detachable Bluetooth headset that's integrated into the case of the phone. LG Decoy can be bought as of now, for $179.99, with a contract agreement for two years (after a $50 mail-in ...

16 June 2008
10:50 GMT

Motorola Announced New H620 and H560 Bluetooth Headsets

Motorola, self-declared "global market leader" when it comes to Bluetooth accessories, has just announced Motorola H620 and Motorola H560, two brand new Bluetooth headsets. These are said to be compatible with no less than 200 Bluetooth-enabled products from more than 15 brands that do business on the Bluetooth side ...

12 June 2008
09:38 GMT

XP SP3 and Vista SP1 DirectX and Bluetooth Critical Holes Get Plugged

Despite being relatively fresh on the market, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (available since March 18) and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (dropped on May 6) have not enjoyed a smooth ride. Case in point: the June 2008 release of Microsoft Security Bulletins, containing three critical patches for vulnerabilities affecting b...

11 June 2008
09:25 GMT

Bluetooth Is Almost Dead

These days, Intel is making the headlines with the release of its energy-efficient Atom processor, but there is more to say about this company than just that, as it is planning to change the way users wirelessly connect their devices. To be more exact, Intel is set to release a new technology that will directly chall...

4 June 2008
09:10 GMT

Bluetrek Metal from ModeLabs - the Slimmest Bluetooth Headset

ModeLabs, the French company that designs custom-made mobile-related products, has announced the release of Bluetrek Metal, its newest Bluetooth headset. Bluetrek Metal comes after the Bluetrek Bizz, ModeLab's previously launched headset that has become quite successful, being the first Bluetooth headset to com...

3 June 2008
11:11 GMT

Aliph Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset - The New "Noise Assassin"

After the huge success of the first Jawbone Bluetooth headset, the Americans from Aliph are now releasing the second generation Jawbone, which comes to bring more features and a plus of style for users in need of an advanced Bluetooth headset. The new Jawbone is way smaller than the first one (about 50%) and it kee...

16 May 2008
06:04 GMT

New Bluetooth Firmware Available for Your MacBook Air

Apple has released the MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0. You can grab the latest version of your Bluetooth firmware by visiting Apple's official web site or through the Software Update system preference. MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0 should not be mistaken for MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update...

13 April 2008
12:35 GMT

The Eee PC Gets Dissected By FCC: Bluetooth and Multi-Finger Trackpad

Asustek's next generation of Eee PC has just landed on the FCC's workbench, where it got minutely dissected and specified. The Federal Communications Commission's report revealed quite some nifty features to go along with it's larger, resistive screen. In spite of Asustek officials' statement...

27 March 2008
17:41 GMT

Bluetooth-over-Wi-Fi Kills Nearby WiMax Networks

The upcoming Bluetooth standard based on the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hybrid technologies has been accused by a WiMedia Alliance company to be crippling the nearby WiMax networks because of its severe interference ratio. According to it, all the WiMax and cellular networks situated in the proximity of a Bluetooth 2.0 netw...

22 March 2008
04:47 GMT

Mooon+ Cell Phone Concept With Detachable Bluetooth Headset

Mobile phone concepts come and go all the time, many of them being far from what you'd call "doable". This is not the case with a newly spotted concept named Mooon+ (yes, three o's and not two). Mooon+ was imagined by the Korean designer Sunman Kwon and offers a wide touchscreen display, no hardware keypad ...

7 March 2008
06:55 GMT

CeBIT 2008: The World is Going Bluetooth

CeBIT is one of the world's most impressive technology fairs, so it's actually no wonder that, beside the most important names in the industry, we've also come across a few smaller companies. And in order to keep all things leveled, we'll also be showing you some of the more "gadgetry" products we...

4 March 2008
13:08 GMT

Tattoo Cell Phone Concept - Fueled by Your Own Blood!

One of the weirdest cell phone concepts ever is the "Digital Tattoo Interface" imagined by Jim Mielke, and I'm not sure under what category should it be classified: funny, creepy or innovative? The concept entered the "Greener Gadgets Design Competition" initiated by Core77 and Greener Gadgets, and although it d...

1 March 2008
08:06 GMT

Updated MacBooks: No Apple Remote Included

Well, what do you know? In upgrading its lineup of MacBooks, Apple has forgotten to throw in the Apple Remote, previously found inside the box with every bought MacBook/MacBook Pro. The remote is now optional, as with the company's latest introduced laptop, the ultra-thin MacBook Air."Looking at the 'What&#...

27 February 2008
06:08 GMT

Sony's Latest WALKMAN Portable Players Pack Bluetooth, Other Goodies

Sony's WALKMAN has become a household name in the field of portable players over the years, but has lost some of its luster lately due to the iPod's ascension, as well as several iRiver and Creative players. However, things might change on the future, as the company has just announced the release of the NWZ...

21 February 2008
13:41 GMT

TuneStage II Turns Your iPod into its Own Remote

Some iPod owners see their portable Apple player as more than a... well, portable Apple player. They also use it as a living-room entertainment device as it connects beautifully to a stereo and plays a whole library at max volume. But you don't want to sit around your stereo all day, you want to control the iPod...

21 February 2008
05:58 GMT

MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson W980 - The Latest Walkman Phone Announced

Sony Ericsson just revealed the W980, the latest Walkman phone series that promises to get the most out of the music experience. Announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony Ericsson's W980 Walkman phone keeps the same line as its predecessors and has been designed to satisfy even the most pretentio...

11 February 2008
06:27 GMT

Bluetooth Joins Wi-Fi for Enhanced Data Transfer Rates

Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the Bluetooth format backers group will move the standard to IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi specifications set for the next generation of devices. The next version of Bluetooth will be based on a hybrid technology, comprised of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, transmitting over the same 2.4 GHz radio ...

11 February 2008
03:35 GMT


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