Bluetooth has become ubiquitous with mobile computing over the past few years. Most, if not all devices, now come sporting at least some kind of Bluetooth compatibility, however not everyone uses it or even know what it can be used for. In the following article, we hope to break down a bit for everyone. 

Nowadays, Bluetooth is in a majority of mobile devices. What exactly is it and how does it work? / © Bluetooth

Bluetooth is used to connect hands-free devices. It’s used to transfer files to and from devices. It’s used to connect peripherals, such as keyboard and mice, to your PC or mobile device. And that’s just touching the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Bluetooth. The big draws for using Bluetooth as the connection of choice for many people is the fact that it’s wireless, inexpensive, and once configured, will automatically connect.

History of Bluetooth

The logo itself comes from the runic symbols of Harad Bluetooth, from whom the technology is named after. / © Bluetooth

This was probably the most interesting feature I found when looking up information about Bluetooth. Supposedly, the namesake of this form of connection stems from Harald Bluetooth, a king of Denmark in the late 900s AD. He united Denmark and a part of Norway into a single kingdom and improving the communication lines in the area during his reign. As such, the Bluetooth technology that was introduced in the mid-1990s by Ericsson was named after him and the Bluetooth logo combines the runic symbols of Harald’s initials.

How it works

Bluetooth transmits data via low-powered radio waves and communicate on a frequency between 2.402 GHz and 2.485 GHz.  When Bluetooth compatible devices come within range of each other, an electronic conversation happens between the device in an attempt to determine whether they have data to share with each other, or whether one can be controlled by the other (for example, a Bluetooth mouse). Once a connection is made, the devices create a personal-area network (PAN) amongst each other, which can be as large as 50 meters.

Security

One of the key features of Bluetooth, is the fact that it provides several security modes in order to control or limit who has access to its PAN. In most cases, Bluetooth users can establish “trusted devices” that can exchange data without having to ask for permission each and every time. When another device tries to access the same PAN, the user has to decide to allow or deny it.

As well, a user can also set their device to a “non-discoverable” mode and avoid connecting with other Bluetooth devices.

As with everything though, there are both exploits that can be used to access and send files via Bluetooth without permission and most of these can be combated by being aware of what you’re accepting and doing with your Bluetooth device.  Always be aware of what you’re connecting to when you’re using Bluetooth and avoid accepting connections/files from unknown devices.

Bluetooth Evolution

Bluetooth was invented by Ericsson in 1994 as means of transferring information wirelessly over short distances. A few years later, Ericsson joined with Intel, Nokia, and Toshiba to form the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) to oversee the development of this new technology.

After the creation of the SIG, Bluetooth became commercially available in mobile phones around 2000 and was soon rolled out to a multitude of devices, including laptops, mice, printers, cameras and more.  While the first few iterations of Bluetooth were useful in “pairing” devices together, it was still relatively slow compared to traditional means of transferring files.

Headsets were one of the first applications for Bluetooth and continue to be extremely popular. / © internationalday.blogspot.de

With the launch of Bluetooth 2.1 in 2007 (one of the first big changes to the Bluetooth protocol), we saw an improvement of almost five fold in terms of power consumption and a vast improvement over pairing devices.  This is around the same time that Bluetooth started to become standard in most mobile devices, as the changes provided some much needed benefits for the mobile computing field.

The progression continued in 2009 with the release of Bluetooth 3.0 which bumped up the data transfer speed to 24Mbps. It also introduced peer-to-peer communication between mobile devices, allowing users to play games together over Bluetooth as well.

The final update to Bluetooth was the release of Bluetooth 4.0 in 2010. While it hasn’t seen as big of a boost to its popularity that came with the release of Bluetooth 3.0, it has a huge potential in the coming years. Another reduction in power consumption came with version 4.0 and also introduces the possibility of replacing many sensor style applications, such as heart rate monitors and pedometers.

As you can see, Bluetooth is a little more intricate then what you might have first thought. Whether you use it everyday or are completely opposed to it, it’s easy to see that it’s definitely not going anywhere anytime soon

Amazon’s foray into the tablet market has been marginally successful, although they will be unable to come near Apple’s insane iPad figures anytime soon - or in the near future, for that matter. Still, this has not stopped Amazon from rolling out their fair share of tablets, and the oft rumored next generation Amazon Kindle Fire HD has been spotted in an alleged GFXBench benchmark leak as you can see right after the jump.
This particular GFXBench benchmark entry was first spotted by these site Web as you can see below, and the tablet has yet to receive an official name - although it has been called by its codename “Apollo” or “KFAPWA”, sporting a display which will surely blow your eyes away, thanks to a 2,570 x 1,600 resolution, while running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice.

Other rumored details of its hardware would include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC with an Adreno 330 GPU, and from this alone, you know for sure that this is not going to be any kind of slouch in the performance department, but rather, it should be churning out blazing fast figures.

As for the display, with such a high resolution count, 7” is nigh impossible, so we are looking at most likely an 8.9” screen. Other whispers of its innards include 2GB RAM, a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of storage space, and an 8-megapixel shooter as the primary camera, which would allow the Kindle Fire HD 2013 model to duke it out with the very best in the high end tablet spectrum.

Batteries are a main contender for many people when it comes to what kind of a smartphone they are picking. Several companies boast the specs while some hide them under the rug and hope that everything else will detract from their battery. One thing for sure, everybody could always use a little more juice during the day whether that be through bringing an extra battery pack or charger with them wherever they may be.

A battery test was carried out recently where they pitted the flagship models of different companies. In the test conditions, all the display screens were set to the same brightness level (a comfortable reading level) and browsing was recorded over a 3G connection.

As you can see from the infographic above, the Samsung Galaxy S4 consistently ranked in the top of the pack in terms of how its battery lasted.  With its 2600 mAh battery, the Galaxy S4 endured almost 1060 minutes of continuous connections and 405 minutes of Internet browsing.  Among the stragglers of the pack, the Nokia Lumia 920 came in at a disappointing 444 minutes of talk time compared to 235 minutes of Internet use.

Is your phone on the list above? If so, do you find the tests to be accurate with your own personal experiences? 

Do you know you can use your decoder as a modem to access the internet No Hacking!!!,No cheat!!!,100% compatible with 98% decoder......Are you ready? OK let get started using your decoder as modem.
Cable TV make use of what is called Broadband Network This refers to high-speed data transmission in which a single cable can carry a large amount of data at once. The most common types of Internet broadband connections are cable modems (which use the same connection as cable TV)
Because of its multiple channel capacity, broadband has started to replace baseband, the single-channel technology originally used in most computer networks.That means you can use your decoder as a modem to access the internet at a speed between 6mbps and 8mbps,over 100 times better than the dial up connection eg multilinks,starcomms etc.Imagine your skype live video stream being as clear as your normal cable TV
Before you begin to enjoy this free internet you need to have some materials like
MATERIAL YOU NEED :
1.Your Decoder                                                                          
2.A Cable Modem                                                                         
3.Splitter                                                                                                   
4.Coxial Cable                                                                                          
5.RJ 45 connector                                                                             

If you Have acqiure all the materials we can proceed to the connection
CONNECTION
Here you are going to learn how to assembly the materials together to give you what you desire.Please follow it carefully and it will work out perfectly.
1.Connect the coaxial cable from the coaxial port at the back of the Decoder to the splitter.
2.Connect another coaxial cable from the other side of the splitter to the coaxial port at the back of the cable modem
3.Connect one of the RJ-45 Cable to the jack of the cable modem and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of your laptop or your Desktop PC.
4.Turn ON your decoder and also your cable modem.
Thats all,Isn’t that not very simple?I Hope you understood every bit of the step.If YES then let’s proceed to the browser configuration

BROWSER CONFIGURATION
At this stage we are 95% done,just configure your browser with the below IP and Port and you can start surfing the internet at an unimaginable speed of 8mbps all for free,now open your browser and configure with this
HTTP PROXY or IP:127.0.01    PORT:8080   or select auto detect proxy and you are ready to surf the net at an unimaginable speed
The internet does not affect your cable stations ie you can watch and browse at the same time
You can connect 6 to 8 laptops or PC
THATS ALL  Wasn’t it so simple and educative?

Confirmed: BlackBerry will either Sell, Merge or Privatize

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The press release announced the company's Board of Director's have appointed a Special Committee to ''explore strategic alternatives to enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate BlackBerry 10 deployment. These alternatives could include, among others, possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances, a sale of the Company or other possible transactions.

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