Sony Ericsson wants to get its phones talking with Palm-driven devices better, announcing Thursday its intention to optimize Bluetooth between the two for out-of-the-box compatibility.
Bluetooth, the wireless standard used for short-range data communications, is expected to fuel the drive for more interoperability between digital wireless phones and devices like PDAs.
One example officials at Ericsson give is users looking up a phone number on a PDA and having the device autodial the number on an accompanying Ericsson phone. Another, not mentioned though just as convenient, is the ability to download files from the 3G phone and automatically transfer it to the PDA. The handheld has more storage space and, enabled with Bluetooth, is easily shared among others using the same technology.
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