Bluetooth News

Enterprise Communications Portal will combine social networking services with IP telephony software and presence information.

Here's a bit of an odd thought for the day: It first happened with Bluetooth not so long ago: With its data rate limited to 2-3 MBit/s, Bluetooth is no longer capable of forwarding data between let's say a PC and a phone at full HSDPA speeds offered today in networks.

Ralink Technology, a leading developer of high performance wireless solutions, today announced availability of its RT3090BC4, an 802.11n plus Bluetooth 3.0 Half MiniCard solution for PC OEMs.

On Monday, Atheros announced its AR6003 chip, an 802.11n/Bluetooth radio designed for smartphones and other portable devices.

The offshoot of a 200-member creative collective that was active in Copenhagen during 2005-2006, Aiaiai's headphones win points for their playful sense of design and sound quality.

Verizon Wireless today launched the LG Chocolate Touch , a touch screen music phone with Dolby Mobile.

Tapping in to its heritage of building high performance outboard motors and motorcycles, American Suzuki Motor Corp.

Sony Ericsson announced its first Android phone, along with a "UX" user interface targeting social networking.

Is it possible to use a regular Windows laptop for GPS navigation in the car instead of buying a separate expensive gadget? A. Turning your laptop computer into a large-screen global positioning system is certainly possible and can be done for less than $100, depending on the hardware and software you choose.

Sprint has announced it will begin offering a mobile broadband equipped Dell Inspiron Mini 10 in select markets across the country.

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the healthcare provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth and without the intermittent connectivity problems, according to a paper in the ...

Chinese manufacturer Soyea has begun taking orders for a mobile Internet device that runs Linux or Windows XP on Intel's dual-speed, MID-oriented Z515 Atom CPU.

Wireless technology provider Qualcomm today announced a new chipset for low-end smartphones, and new additions to its HSPA+ chipset portfolio designed to enhance the user experience with improved processing power and multimedia functionality.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has shelved any plans to use the ultrawideband technology it acquired from the WiMedia Alliance when that group decided in March it would fold.

Jim Rossman is a technical manager for A.H. Belo Corp. Given the new laws around here that make it illegal to use a handheld phone in a school zone, I've got to make accommodations.

MSI has introduced the CR610, a new 16" notebook based on the AMD Tigris platform.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group , the organization driving development of BluetoothA wireless technology and bringing it to market, has launched a global, microfinance charity initiative called Sharing4Caring that will help small entrepreneurs gain access to low-cost financing.

CSR today announced that it has partnered with one of Taiwan's leading wireless communication IC design houses, Realtek, to deliver a family of Bluetooth v3.0 + High Speed and 802.11n module designs for the PC and netbook markets.

Though it may not have the most elegant name in the world, we've got to give Sony Ericsson's Aino credit for at least one thing: it's officially launching in the US, unlocked, just a few short months after being announced.

Acoustic Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of high-quality audio solutions for hands-free products, today announced its single and dual microphone SoundClear ATS612x hands-free car kit solutions.