bluetooth - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Telstra blends wireless technologies for new location services

  Telstra will leverage a combination of its Telstra Air Wi-Fi network, Cat M1 support on its LTE network and a new Bluetooth ‘community’ to power a suite of location-based services targeting both consumers and enterprises.

• Warning over ‘BlueBorne’ Bluetooth attack vector

  Security firm Armis has issued a warning over the potential of Bluetooth-based attacks using a new vector it has dubbed ‘BlueBorne’.

• Rural Queensland councils launch 'Outback Telegraph' public Wi-Fi network

  ​Seven councils in rural Queensland have clubbed together to roll out a free public Wi-Fi network being dubbed the ‘Outback Telegraph’.

• Faster, longer-range Bluetooth 5 to reach devices soon

  A new version of the ubiquitous Bluetooth, version 5 -- which will be faster and pair devices wirelessly over longer distances -- is close to being finalized.

• Transport for NSW seeks new uses for Bluetooth beacons

  Transport for NSW wants people to suggest new uses for Bluetooth beacons it has deployed at the Chatswood train station and bus interchange in Sydney.

• Networking gets faster, more media-savvy

  Home is where the network is: That's the mantra of networking vendors at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas this week.

• Smartphone specs demystified

  Retailers use various marketing and technical terms to describe the smartphones they sell. Some of those terms represent meaningful phone characteristics, while others are mostly hype. To help smartphone shoppers understand what they're looking at, we offer definitions of the most commonly used specifications, and explain why they are important.

• 57 amazing things you didn't know your tech could do!

  We've worked long and hard to come up with the best tips and tricks for your PCs, smartphones, cameras, game controllers, music players, and the Web. Let's start with PC, laptop, and networking tips.

• eBeef: RFID from birth to plate

  Computers determine the quality of meat on your dinner plate, long before it turns up on the doorstep of your butcher, and the increasing uptake of technology in the meat industry means armers across the country are liberating themselves from the global financial crisis, the ravages of drought and other environmental problems.

• 10 great Bluetooth gadgets

  Does this sound familiar? Your mobile phone, your smart phone and your notebook all come equipped with Bluetooth, but you hardly use it because other than a clunky headset, there's not much to connect to. That may have been true in the past, but while you weren't looking, an array of cool and useful Bluetooth devices has appeared on the scene.

Whitepapers about bluetooth

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  Growth Opportunities for Professional Headsets, Global

  The distributed, dynamic, and on-demand workforce of today requires unprecedented mobility, connectedness and top-notch experiences to stay engaged and productive. PC USB and UCC headsets continue to experience rapid growth, especially wireless Bluetooth stereo UCC headsets. Download this paper to see how headsets are essential to disruption-free communications.