Bluetooth vs wifi/Wlan usage on mobile phones

We recently featured Dukto a free and easy way to send and receive files using wifi between pc and mobile devices, but does that mean we should ditch bluetooth transfer in favor of wifi? Lets find out.

Bluetooth VS WLan - pros and cons


As you can see from the table below, Bluetooth's low power consumption and ease of use is ideal for mobile phones and other small devices. Example of usage is bluetooth headset and headphones, sharing of small files etc.

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Send and Receive files via wifi / wireless lan using Dukto for Symbian phones

Sending and receiving files on symbian phones have been very easy since symbian phones supports wired transfer via USB, infra-Red (prehistoric) and USB-on-the-go connections , and Wireless via bluetooth (hello to "some" other expensive phones out there who can't event make this happen)  and wlan connection using some paid application.

Now its has become even more easier, thanks to Dukto!

Dukto is a simple application to send and receive files, folders or text snippets from any Windows, Macintosh and Linux PC or device in your local network thorugh a WiFi connection. Simply start the application and select what to transfer. It doesn't requires any installation on your PC or any Internet connection. Dukto is distributed free and open source. Web site: http://www.msec.it/dukto

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