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Windows XP still waiting for Bluetooth | |
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| Time: 04:02 EST/09:02 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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As Microsoft forges ahead with USB 2.0 and other advanced connection technologies, Bluetooth is still lagging Microsoft may be adding USB 2.0 to Windows XP this summer, but another advanced connection technology -- Bluetooth -- will not yet make the cut. After initially deferring support for Bluetooth indefinitely, when Windows XP was launched last year, Microsoft in December said it would make an XP Bluetooth stack available by this summer. However, since then the company's plans have changed -- in April Bill Gates said that a download adding Bluetooth functionality to Windows XP would not be available until this autumn. Microsoft unveiled details of Windows XP Service Pack 1, the operating system's first major makeover, this week. The update will be available for free download from Microsoft's site this summer, adding the ability to more easily choose competitors' applications over those of Microsoft, as well as security fixes, USB 2.0 and other features. Bluetooth fulfils a similar function to USB connectors, but without wires. It is aimed at connecting peripherals such as printers, headphones, modems, mobile phones, handheld computers and other gadgets via a low-powered radio. |
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| #1 By 1896 (208.61.159.50) at Monday, June 03, 2002 09:15:34 AM |
| Yes MS is going to release the combo in September and obviously their OS will support it. Also MS stated that they are not including support for Bluetooth yet because right now there are not enough devices available to thorougly test it. The problem is just that ZDNet reports are inaccurate as usual. |
| #2 By 20 (24.243.51.87) at Monday, June 03, 2002 10:59:32 AM |
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I remember reading an article on this site just a few days ago saying that USB 2.0 AND Bluetooth were going to be in SP1.
Given ZDNet's record here, I would fathom a guess they conveniently FORGOT about Bluetooth in SP1 so that they could run this sensationalistic story. |
