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News
Issue #2002 - 13
(April 2002)
(Updated Apr.
3, 2002)
TECHNOLOGY
Apple Jumps on the Bluetooth
Bandwagon
Apple Computers’ announcement that
its iBook notebooks will now support Bluetooth
technology places it in the company of Toshiba and IBM both of whom
have been selling Bluetooth-enabled notebooks for the past fifteen
months.
At the recent MacWorld Japan extravaganza, the company previewed
its Bluetooth technology for Mac OS X that enables short-range
wireless connectivity between a Mac and a variety of wireless
devices such as Bluetooth-enabled phones and PDAs. At present the
operating system is being offered as a free software download.
In addition, the company is offering a Bluetooth USB adapter,
which can Bluetooth-enable any USB-based Macintosh computer.
Bluetooth technology for Mac OS X allows users to perform the
following:
- Share files between Macs.
- Synchronize and share contact information with Palm-powered
PDAs, including models from Sony and Palm.
- Access the Internet through Bluetooth-enabled phones,
including those from Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola.
For more information: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/mar/20bluetooth.html
Mobileinfo Comments & Advisory: We
expected Apple to start providing basic connectivity for
Bluetooth-enabled devices. Difference between MAC and Wintel worlds is
that it is embedded in the MAC OS. Microsoft is still wavering and
hoping for the groundswell of Bluetooth devices. More importantly,
Microsoft does not want to support natively and actively all those
PDAs and smart phones based on competitive OSes.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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