Iphone Synching with new MAC

I just bought the new 2.0 Aluminum MACBOOK and heard that I can synch my phone to my MACBOOK with the Bluetooth capability, thus not having to plug it in. Is this true and how do I do it? Thank you.

Unless they changed something, I don't think the iPhone can sync using bluetooth. The model of computer shouldn't matter.

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