Wireless Computing Articles

Do you want to get up to speed on the latest in wireless technology? Then these articles on mobile and wireless computing should be of interest to you.

Bluetooth Articles

• Faster Data Transfer With Bluetooth and Contactless Communication
  • Date: July 2009
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: SDN - Sun Developer Network
  • Description: This article shows developers how to significantly reduce the total time to transfer files between two Bluetooth devices. It covers how to use NFC technology to bypass the device discovery and service searching processes.

• Working with Bluetooth and GPS: Follow-up
  • Date: June 2009
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: SDN - Sun Developer Network
  • Description: This article provides answers to questions for developers who read the original 2-part Bluetooth and GPS series.
    
    
• Working with Bluetooth and GPS: Part 2 - Parsing GPS Data and Rendering a Map
  • Date: October 2008
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: SDN - Sun Developer Network
  • Description: This article is part 2 of a 2-part series that shows developers how to use Java ME technology with a Bluetooth-enabled GPS reciever.

• Working with Bluetooth and GPS: Part 1 - Reading Wireless Serial Port Data
  • Date: July 2008
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: SDN - Sun Developer Network
  • Description: This article is part 1 of a 2-part series that shows developers how to use Java ME technology with a Bluetooth-enabled GPS reciever

• Using the JSR-82 API for OBEX Image Transfers
  • Date: November 2006
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: SDN - Sun Developer Network
  • Description: This article provides a brief overview of Bluetooth technology and shows the developer how to send images from a mobile phone using OBEX.

• Bluetooth Boogies, Part 2: Creating the Bluetooth Music Store
  • Date: November 2005
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: IBM developerWorks
  • Description: This article is part-2 of a 2-part series on Bluetooth and OBEX. This articles focuses on how to create a OBEX client application on the desktop.

• Bluetooth Boogies, Part 1: File transfer with JSR-82 and OBEX
  • Date: September 2005
  • Author: Bruce Hopkins
  • Publication: IBM developerWorks
  • Description: This article is part-1 of a 2-part series on Bluetooth and OBEX.Tthis articles focuses on how to create a OBEX Server application on the desktop.