Mobile phones

Microsoft and Fiat Auto will show off cars later this month that give drivers a new hands-free option for using their cell phones according to the companies. At a Feb. 28 event at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland Italian automaker Fiat plans to show off three new cars outfitted with a Windows-based system that uses Bluetooth technology to enable users to control mobile phones and other devices from the dashboard and steering wheel.

During my trips to Europe South Asia and some Gulf countries I attempted to activate the Bluetooth device on my mobile phone. The only place where my device was able to receive a connection via Bluetooth was inside a shopping mall in Bahrain.

LONDON (Reuters) - Advances in mobile phone tracking technology are turning British firms into cyber sleuths as they keep a virtual eye on their staff, vehicles and stock.

At a Feb. 28 event at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland Italian automaker Fiat plans to show off three new cars outfitted with a Windows-based system that uses Bluetooth technology to enable users to control mobile phones and other devices from the dashboard and steering wheel. The system called Blue&Me is based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile for Automotive software according to Jim Bak a spokesman for Microsoft.