Nokia Smartphone

Hacks 05: Introduction By their very nature, mobile phones are connected devices. They are useful only when connected into the wireless network. Connecting a mobile phone to the wireless voice network is straightforward. Just turn on the phone and i...

Not only that, but you can connect to the Internet with it. Combine these capabilities, and you've got a smart device that can connect you to email, the Web, and more. The mobile Internet is a key part of the mobile lifestyle. Many of the cool featu...

Use Bluetooth to connect your phone to other phones, PDAs, computers, and more. Bluetooth makes it easy for mobile devices to become part of your personal network. Bluetooth is a short-range (about 30 feet, or 10 meters) wireless technology that ope...

Bluetooth support in the Windows operating system was weak until Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which significantly improved Bluetooth support. In this hack, I cover Bluetooth for both Windows XP SP2 computers and older Windows computers. Window...

Mac OS X provides excellent support for Bluetooth. Most new Mac laptops are shipped with Bluetooth preinstalled and preconfigured. To check whether yours has built-in Bluetooth, you can open System Preferences and check whether the Bluetooth icon exi...

Bluetooth support on Linux is a complex issue. As with many emerging technologies, competing implementations of Linux Bluetooth support exist. The two main implementations are Affix and BlueZ. Affix was developed by Nokia and is now hosted as an open...

It greatly enhances your device experience. Today's smartphones have computing power similar to PCs. However, due to their small screens and limited keyboards, they are not about to replace PCs. In fact, the phone and PC usage models nicely compleme...