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Latest News

  • Bluetooth hole found on HTC smartphones

    If you have an HTC smartphone running Windows Mobile 6 or Windows Mobile 6.1, you may want to think twice before connecting to an untrusted device using Bluetooth.A vulnerability in an HTC driver installed on these phones can allow an attacker to…
    14 July 2009
    Tags: Bluetooth • Handsets • Fix • Upload • Malicious Code • Researcher

  • All-new version of Bluetooth approved

    Pairing devices, for example, should be more consistent and consumer-friendly.This version of the specification establishes new standards for pairing devices, establishing consistent scanning, pairing, security and authentication when using…
    06 August 2007
    Tags: Rate • Bluetooth • Tasked • Pairing • Jonny Evans • Edr

  • Bluetooth gets a makeover

    Keating said the Bluetooth SIG, made up of more than 7,000 vendors in telecommunications, computing, and consumer electronics, hopes that the ease of use will spur more adoption by end users.Improved pairing will allow Bluetooth users to connect…
    19 March 2007
    Tags: Bluetooth • Ultra • Picture • Wireless Technology • Printer • Keyboards

  • Bluetooth cracking tools released

    The tool takes advantage of weak PINs in Bluetooth devices, allowing an attacker to listen in on a pairing session and gain access to both paired devices. German programmers have released two tools aimed at compromising Bluetooth devices, including…
    04 January 2007
    Tags: Bluetooth • Matthew Broersma • Keyboard • Programmers • Talk • Congress

  • Bluetooth crack gets serious

    Some security firms recommend financial traders avoid Bluetooth handsets because of the potential attack.The original method required an attacker to listen in on the initial connection procedure between two Bluetooth devices - called "pairing…
    06 June 2005
    Tags: Mobile Phones • Handset • Bluetooth • Handsets • Paper • Pin

Latest Features

  • Audio processing is on the move

    We have a headset coming that will be the first voice-command headset that talks you through the process of pairing," he says. Mobile telephony and Bluetooth headsets have given new urgency to research into auditory processing.
    06 June 2008
    Tags: Audio • Bluetooth • Techniques • Speech • Recognition • Sounds

  • Don't think of ZigBee as the new Bluetooth

    Coordinators require extra RAM because of such features as the device database and the transaction and pairing tables.ZigBee technology is used in everything from industrial light switches to light fixtures, appliances, home electronics and even…
    24 May 2007
    Tags: Bluetooth • Enabled • Mesh • Low Power • Routing • Oriented

  • Bluetooth 2.1 - next stop Ultrawideband!

    There's also some new approaches to secure pairing, and a reduction in the power demands, all of which are aimed at getting more people to use the Bluetooth that's in their handsets - before the competition arrives.
    05 April 2007
    Tags: Mbit • Volumes • Ad • Entering • Headset • Arrives

  • The touching story of NFC

    NFC could be a way to linking two devices, perhaps streamlining pairing over Bluetooth or ultra wideband. With GSM, 3G, Bluetooth, and (increasingly) WiFi, along with FM, DAB and/or TV receivers, you might think phones already had all the radios…
    25 September 2006
    Tags: Bus • Bluetooth • Electronic • Cash • Wifi • London

  • OK - is Bluetooth really doomed?

    Wireless USB will have to develop robust ways to handle issues that Bluetooth has already got down pat, such as pairing, power consumption and user education. Don't count the future fast version of Bluetooth out before it arrives.
    19 April 2006
    Tags: Silicon • Band • Frequency • Moment • Reckons • Regulators

  • "Bluetooth is as secure as a wide-open barn door"

    Each device also has a Bluetooth pass code (also called a pairing number). Hard-coding authentication and pairing codes into a device just won't cut it. The accumulation of Bluetooth security worries gets too much for one columnist.
    28 July 2004
    Tags: Bluetooth • Keys • Enabled • Keyboard • Vulnerable • Manufacturer
 

How-Tos

  • Make Bluetooth work in the enterprise

    If all you're doing is using a headset on your phone (a process called "pairing"), then these products are pretty solid.But if you want to do more than have a cute headset for your cell phone users, you will quickly find that there is no real…
    09 November 2006
    Tags: Adapter • Implementations • Profile • David • Imaging • Profiles

  • Safe Bluetoothing

    Bluetooth has come in for a fair bit of criticism in recent months, not least because certain Bluetooth software stacks have security flaws in them which could allow data to be read from a device illicitly.However, the developers of the Bluetooth…
    15 April 2004
    Tags: Bluetooth • Scanning • Cards • Sim • Pairing • Trusted

Reviews

  • Aliph Jawbone Icon review

    Pairing the unit with a mobile phone is easy: you simply hold down the talk button while switching the device on to place it into Bluetooth pairing mode. Aliph's new Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset aims to combine good looks and a customisable…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Talk • Noise • Icon • Face • Customisable • Aims

  • Suvil Technologies I-T Click Click BT mouse

    Included inside is a lithium-ion battery, recharged through a mini USB port on the mouse's nose'.A sliding switch on the underside turns the Suvil Technologies I-T Click Click BT mouse on and off, and can also be pressed inward for the initial…
    07 July 2009
    Tags: Lightweight • Button • Bt • Weight • Mouse • Placed

  • Polaroid PoGo review

    You can connect it to your PC, but an application designed to optimise images for printing from your desktop won't be available until the fall.We had no trouble pairing the Polaroid PoGo from a Palm Treo 680 phone.
    28 July 2008
    Tags: Photo • Cameras • Output • Print • Colours • Printer

  • Apple iPhone 3G review

    Pairing headsets works fine, although Apple has removed the feature that let you listen to voicemail via the headset - a company spokesman says they're working on a replacement for that functionality.And the phone seems to pair with most in-car…
    28 July 2008
    Tags: Pc Advisor • Pc World • Justify • Corner • Typing • Peripherals

  • MoGo Dapter Bluetooth USB adaptor review

    Slightly bigger than a thumbnail and weighing just 2g, the MoGo Dapter plugs into a spare USB port where it can provide simultaneous support for up to seven Bluetooth-enabled ('slave') devices.After installing the bundled BlueSoliel software…
    06 May 2008
    Tags: Mobile Phone • Connectivity • Bluetooth • Enabled • Running Windows • Paired

  • Sony NWZ-A826 review

    One word: Bluetooth.As well as a good-quality pair of in-ear buds, the Sony NWZ-A826 comes with a larger pair of Bluetooth headphones that enable you to enjoy your tunes wirelessly, provided the player is within a metre or so of your ears.We found…
    23 April 2008
    Tags: Audio • Players • Bluetooth • Sony • Portable • Player

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