30 secs vs 30 minutes, and Bluetooth 4 with Wibree now official

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As you wind down for Christmas and New Year, a chance to clear some Links of Interest from my inbox. The ever insightful Tomi Ahonen, as part of a rant against smartphones not taking over from PCs, makes some interesting observations about 30 second tasks versus 30 minute ones. Only a short piece and worth reading. And the Bluetooth SIG has formally adopted the new Bluetooth 4 spec, (rolling in Nokia's Wibree work), meaning that ultra low power wireless communications between all our devices is getting ever closer. Quote from the press release below.

Read on in the full article.

When will we see the first Nokia phones with bluetooth 4.0?

For me, the phone is for monitoring/staying in touch/keeping an eye on things. The lapto is for doing things.

I've never heard anyone suggesting the smartphone would replace the pc.