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How to set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN)

Submitted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Werner Ruotsalainen provides a full tutorial on how to create a Bluetooth PAN, which allows you to text or voice chat, share an Internet connection, or play multiplayer video games between two devices.

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Wi-Fi synching in ActiveSync

Submitted Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Werner Ruotsalainen discusses the inability of using Wi-Fi to sync using ActiveSync and other options that are available, including Bluetooth. Click here for the article.

Bluetooth A2DP support via freeware

Submitted Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Some Windows Mobile devices do not support Bluetooth's Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), which decodes incoming Bluetooth audio and sends it wirelessly to a Bluetooth headset, allowing a user to enjoy music wirelessly through headphones on the device.

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Sharing an Internet connection through Bluetooth/Wi-Fi

Submitted Thursday, September 6, 2007

Werner Ruotsalainen discusses how to use your device as an Internet access point through Bluetooth/Wi-Fi. Click here for the article.

Set up a shared Internet connection

Submitted Monday, July 23, 2007

Internet Sharing enables USB or Bluetooth connectivity and connection sharing (both the PC and WM device share a connection).

Go to Start >Programs >Internet Sharing (WM 6 Standard: Start >Internet Sharing).
Then select the type of connection to a laptop PC (USB cable or Bluetooth PAN).

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Geekzone has free Bluetooth guides

Submitted Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Bluetooth technology is supposed to make it easier to create wireless connections between your Windows Mobile device and a peripheral. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. If you're having trouble connecting your Bluetooth-enabled device to another device, check out Geekzone's online Bluetooth guides. Each one provides step-by-step instructions on how to complete Bluetooth tasks on a variety of devices.

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How to use a phone-enabled device as an Internet proxy

Submitted Friday, December 8, 2006

You can use some Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PC Phone Edition devices and (in theory) Smartphones as a wireless Internet proxy to connect a Bluetooth-enabled laptop or other PC to the Internet via a dial-up connection.

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How to create and use a Bluetooth partnership

Submitted Friday, December 8, 2006

Bluetooth is a low-power wireless communication protocol built into most Windows Mobile devices. To use it, you have to turn it on, ensure that the device is discoverable, and create a partnership with another Bluetooth-enabled device. Windows Mobile devices with Bluetooth capabilities can connect to headsets and external speakers to enhance their audio capabilities. Then can also connect to other Bluetooth-enabled PDAs to send and receive Contacts, Tasks, appointments, and files over a distance of about 10 meters (30 feet) without requiring a physical connection.

How to connect Bluetooth serial ports

Submitted Friday, February 23, 2007

Some Pocket PC-based multiplayer games (and some other programs) require that you create Bluetooth-based serial connections between two devices. An example of one of these games/applications is TapzMania, a decent multiplayer game. In this tutorial, I elaborate on how this can be done with the Microsoft (MS) Bluetooth (BT) stack.

Use Resco Explorer to manage Bluetooth file transfers

Submitted Friday, February 23, 2007

There are a number of ways to use Bluetooth to transfer images, music, and other files from one Windows Mobile device to another. Unfortunately, using the built-in Bluetooth manager to do this is not very easy. A simpler and more straightforward way is to use Resco Explorer (resco.net). Since this is a third-party file explorer for Windows Mobile devices, you have to purchase it and install it on your device.

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