Microsoft Research is testing a mobile payment method that takes a new different approach. It combines Bluetooth and Kinect for facial recognition and the customer doesn't have to do anything. More...

The Bluetooth web site has apparently posted up approval for a previously unnamed smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 719, that is slated to be released in North America and other parts of the world. More...

Microsoft has just announced its new Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000, a new wireless keyboard made specifically for devices such as tablets. It is available now for $49.99. More...

This is the beginning of what we hope to be an interesting look at what tech projects are being worked on at Kickstarter, the world’s foremost funding site. Last week we discussed “The Classic,” buttons... More...

Microsoft's recently launched Windows Phone 7 has been on the market for several months and software giant is pushing the platform at every possible chance, but now users are now pushing back with some usability... More...

Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) unveiled additional information on Tuesday about the forthcoming Bluetooth 4.0 specification due out end of Q2 2010 (summer time). Bluetooth 4 is nearly ready and with it the focus is on... More...

The anticipated Bluetooth 3.0 is gearing up to be launched this month, on the 21st, according to Wi-Fi Net News. Currently, there is no official list of chip-makers who have partnered up to make this... More...

Google Inc. dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile phone operating system, Android 1.0, according to the Android Developers Blog. But the... More...

For years now I've been using the same keyboard at home, a Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite Keyboard. It's not a bad board, thought it has seen better days. While looking around for a replacement I... More...

Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday release included a critical fix affecting all Windows Vista and XP systems, which could allow attackers to wirelessly steal confidential information from laptops by exploiting a flaw in the Bluetooth stack.... More...

Worried about your civil liberties and privacy? Then it may come as a shock to discover that you have unwittingly been allowing your phone to signal your every move. Bluetooth, a wireless link built into... More...

We already have Bluetooth that operates separately from Wi-Fi. Both wireless functions are common on today's laptops but they run off separate chips and serve separate tasks. Bluetooth is relatively low bandwidth and relatively short... More...

Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip... More...

The advantage of a miniature RF receiver is quite obvious. Because it barely juts out from the USB port, the need to remove the unit is no longer there and thus the fear of breaking... More...

Ultra-low power is being added to the features of short-range Bluetooth technology. The ultra low-power Wibree technology developed by Nokia Corp. will become part of the Bluetooth specification under an agreement reached by the Wibree... More...

At the CTIA, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced a new version of its wireless specification, Version 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate. The new Bluetooth Core specification will make the initial connection of Bluetooth devices... More...

Newton Peripherals has revealed a device that is believed to be the smallest Bluetooth adapter ever: the MoGo Dapter. Newton Peripherals' engineers designed the USB adapter in such a way so that it protrudes as... More...

The problem of finding "Bluetooth" devices in shops which turn out not to be genuine was highlighted a couple of years ago, by Ezurio (then TDK) - but the Bluetooth SIG has decided that "pressure... More...

The Bluetooth version of its single-button, right-clickable mouse by Apple has submitted a filing with the FCC. This mouse will be the same as the current Mighty House (single-button, right-clickable mouse) except it is wireless.... More...

The industry group behind theBluetooth wireless standard announced on Tuesday that it has received clearancefrom the FCC to increase Blutooth transfer rates by utilizing a version of the new radio technology known as ultra-wideband or... More...

After two Israeli researchers published a paper earlier this month explaining how security mechanisms in short-range wireless Bluetooth technology could be quickly undermined, members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) are now urging users... More...

A new version of the Bluetooth wireless specification and a three-year plan for more updates have backers hoping the technology will finally take off in the U.S. market. The Bluetooth Special Interest... More...

Serious flaws discovered in Bluetooth technology used in mobile phones can let an attacker remotely download contact information from victims' address books, read their calendar appointments or peruse text messages on their phones to conduct... More...

A pair of security experts have found a Bluetooth exploit which allows hackers to steal any information stored on Bluetooth cell phones. The pair (Adam Laurie & Martin Herfurt) demonstrated this exploit on popular... More...

GIANT SEMI firm Infineon has delivered on its threat to produce wearable computer systems by announcing the introduction of a Rosner combo MP3 Bluetooth jacket that includes a textile keyboard on the sleeve. Infineon said... More...

Samsung Electronics is planning to produce own-brand Bluetooth chips for handsets, using technologies licensed from Ericsson, according to sources, adding that the South Korea-based firm is sampling the chips with module makers and some other... More...

Another creative Idea that may not really be fancied by people who like protecting their privacy. But this could open up a new subset of close-range communications. After all, nothing beats being able to challenge... More...

A new version of Bluetooth is making its way to consumers (sooner or later). This new version dubbed Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) increases data transmission by compressing the data better. Bluetooth EDR... More...

Nokia and Vivendi Universal Games today announced Crash Nitro Kart for the N-Gage game deck. The new game will transport users to the Crash Bandicoot world where multiple players can go head to head with... More...

Denmark-based GN Netcom has launched a new line of Bluetooth headsets designed to eliminate some of the office worker's phone-juggling by giving them the ability to connect to either a land line or a mobile... More...

A new Bluetooth specification improves the wireless technology's ease of use and connection quality, while shipments continue their ascent. Bluetooth, the short-range wireless technology, has passed another landmark in its goal of becoming ubiquitous. Amid... More...

Phone retailers are about to discover that they risk legal action for selling fake Bluetooth gear. Over 50% of Bluetooth equipment on sale in the UK is counterfeit, according to a survey. And that figure... More...

Apple has given the mainstay of its portable line, the 15-inch PowerBook, an overhaul at Apple Expo in Paris. Rather more than just a speed bump, the PowerBook gets its first serious redesign since the... More...

Cypress Semiconductor and the UK's Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) have teamed up on a low-cost Bluetooth attachment for USB printers that allows wireless printing directly from Bluetooth-enabled devices. The USB dongle combines Cypress' USB On-The-Go... More...

Denmark's Aalborg Zoo is setting up a system that lets parents use their cell phones to keep tabs on their children's whereabouts. BodyTags, developed by tracking specialists BlueTags, are small Bluetooth pods that clip to... More...

CHIP FIRM Advanced Micro Devices said it has designed a flash device which will speed the adoption of Bluetooth and GPS modules in personal digital appliances (PDAs). The eight megabit AM 29SL800D is a 1.8... More...

Leading Telematics Software Platform, Windows Automotive, Launches Amid Global Partner Support With New Features to Enable a Safe Connected In-Car Experience Do consumers want hands-free communication, real-time traffic updates and turn-by-turn directions... More...

Despite the aura of gloom pervading the computer market in 2002, one technology looks like it had a good year. A report out this week shows that Bluetooth, the short-range radio system,... More...

Taiwanese firm Epox said it has started selling a Bluetooth based printer adaptor which sits in the parallel port of an ordinary printer. The unit has range of 10 metres and can support... More...

Thanks Bink who finally got hold of the awaited Microsoft Bluetooth Drivers which will be included in XP SP2. The drivers aren't public yet, but here is a download link below: ... More...

It's a question of time if Bluetooth companies want to see blue skies--five minutes, an industry group leader plans to tell developers this week. Mike McCamon, executive director of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG),... More...

Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturers an update for Windows XP that adds support for Bluetooth devices. The software enables developers to build products using the Windows Bluetooth format, which will allow Windows XP users... More...

This week, Microsoft received federal approval for its Bluetooth-based keyboard and mouse products, which will use the wireless technology to connect the devices to a PC. The company will sell the products together in a... More...

Blue lights, blue teeth, blue rinse. AS THE INQ HEADED OUT of the Bluelight district, we spotted an item in the Bluetooth Daily News - the official organ for the Bluetooth Congress 2002.... More...

ONE OF THE LAST areas that Bluetooth, the wireless data standard, still needs to conquer is support for high quality audio. For example, if you can send a real-time audio feed from a DVD... More...

Just saw this at Activewin thanks Alex.. As Microsoft forges ahead with USB 2.0 and other advanced connection technologies, Bluetooth is still lagging Microsoft may be adding USB 2.0 to Windows XP this summer, but... More...

Microsoft will finally take the plunge into Bluetooth later this year, when it begins shipping a USB Bluetooth transceiver, keyboard and mouse. The tranceiver will be able to handle up to seven Bluetooth devices, and... More...

Microsoft next year plans to update Windows XP to support two technologies left out of the new operating system: USB 2.0 and Bluetooth. Both technologies are used for connecting peripherals to PCs,... More...