bluejacking

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In this world of booming technology where nearly every day a new word is generated it is not at all easy to know about things and u can be easily surprised. Bluejacking is one such term coming up rapidly which uses bluetooth as its medium. It can be done with the help of any bluetooth-enabled device such as mobile phones, PDAs or laptop computers sending a vCard that typically contains a message in the name field (i.e. for bluedating or bluechat) to another bluetooth enabled device via the OBEX protocol. It is the sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth. These days generally loads of people have bluetooth enabled cell phones, which have a very limited range of around 10 meters, but when they are bluejacked they usually think that their cell phones are malfunctioning, as they don’t know about it. Bluejacking is usually technically harmless and a bluejacker will only send a text message, but with modern phones it’s possible to send images or sounds as well. The origin of the name is disputed. It is widely believed that the term Bluejacking comes from Bluetooth and hijacking. However, a bluejacker doesn’t hijack anything: he or she merely uses a feature on the sender and the recipient’s device. And some believe that it was named after a user named Ajack, who designed an early utility for Bluejacking. Even if the name suggests but Bluejacking is not about stealing or even accessing information on somebody’s phone but rather is involved with sending fun anonymous messages. The act of stealing information is called bluesnarfing and is something else altogether. The UK leads the world in Bluejacking as the majority of cellular phones sold in the US are not yet equipped with Bluetooth. As told before that Bluejacking involves sending anonymous text messages to other phone users via Bluetooth short-range radio it is also there that phones fitted with it can be made to search for other handsets using it that will accept messages sent to them. Mobile phone buffs have been Bluejacking for months but it now looks set to become much more widespread. Even the Web sites are offering tips on Bluejacking, and collections of startled reactions are popping up on the Internet. Bluejacking is completely free and works regardless of which mobile provider you use, so if you use Orange, T-Mobile, O2, Vodaphone, Fresh or any other mobile phone company you can still BlueJack! In fact your phone doesn’t even need to be connected - ideal for those PAYG phones with no credit left.