Security Hardware Researchers uncover hidden 'backdoor' in widely used ESP32 microchip Over a billion devices worldwide contain this chip By Skye Jacobs, March 9, 2025, 9:46 AM
Security Mobile Android ramps up anti-stalking measures with improved tracking alerts Google is committed to people's safety... and to avoid class action lawsuits By Alfonso Maruccia, December 12, 2024, 10:48 AM
Hardware Microsoft Microsoft updates Xbox wireless headset with Dolby Atmos, improved battery, and more for $110 20-hour battery life and no more $15 fee for Dolby Atmos By Daniel Sims, October 23, 2024, 6:15 AM
Gaming Hardware NES expansion port receives its first peripheral after 39 years, a Bluetooth hub Pre-orders now available for $57, additional add-on supports SNES controllers and Famicom peripherals for $26 By Daniel Sims, October 12, 2024, 10:12 AM
Mobile Electronics Bluetooth 6.0 arrives with new features and improved efficiency for wireless connectivity The Bluetooth standard is becoming more "aware" of precise device surroundings By Alfonso Maruccia, September 4, 2024, 2:25 PM 14 comments
Electronics Science Researchers develop new battery-free technology that draws power out of thin air The breakthrough converts 'waste' radio signals into energy By Zo Ahmed, August 3, 2024, 8:12 AM 16 comments
Electronics The Nocs Monolith "portable" wireless speaker is carved from a single chunk of aluminum A premium Blutooth sound system with five speakers By Shawn Knight, July 2, 2024, 11:51 AM
Electronics Motorola is joining the Bluetooth tracking club with the Moto Tag Physically compatible with existing third-party accessories By Shawn Knight, June 26, 2024, 12:08 PM
Trivia Tech Culture Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from? Bluetooth technology is named after... By TechSpot Trivia, June 20, 2024, 6:26 PM
Security Electronics Bluetooth snooping tech lets Texas cops monitor devices at borders Even Bluetooth can be used by Big Brother against you By Zo Ahmed, May 8, 2024, 11:32 AM
Space Electronics A humble Bluetooth device has successfully connected to a satellite in orbit The signal spanned an astonishing 600 km By Erika Morphy, May 4, 2024, 9:41 AM 16 comments
Download of the Week Drivers Latest Intel Bluetooth drivers improve DualSense connectivity Intel's Wireless Bluetooth driver 23.30.0 improves device stability when resuming from hibernation or sleep mode, as well as improving connectivity for PS5 DualSense controllers in Windows. By Erik Orejuela, February 28, 2024, 10:09 AM
AI Tech Culture Maker builds device to hack neighbor's Bluetooth speakers that were streaming annoying music Here is how he did it By Erika Morphy, February 27, 2024, 7:38 AM 9 comments
Trivia Mobile The first virus to target mobile phones affected devices running which OS? Windows CE, BlackBerry, Symbian, or Palm OS? By TechSpot Trivia, May 2, 2023, 9:22 AM
Electronics Mobile Amazon Sidewalk opens up to third-parties offering a low-bandwidth, long-range network for IoT devices Network's killer feature may be the coverage it can already offer By Bob O'Donnell, March 30, 2023, 11:33 AM
Wearable Tech Science Engineering students develop noise-canceling earbuds powered by machine learning The breakthrough also required development of a new dual-signal Bluetooth protocol By Cal Jeffrey, July 13, 2022, 12:57 PM
Security Mobile Researchers show how Bluetooth device fingerprinting is possible Bluetooth devices identified through hardware-level flaws By Daniel Sims, June 15, 2022, 5:39 PM
Electronics Mobile Bluetooth Auracast will let you share audio with multiple devices The final spec will be released in the coming months By Adrian Potoroaca, June 9, 2022, 2:23 PM
Security Mobile Researchers claim malware can be loaded onto iPhones that have been powered down Reason for concern or just a nothingburger? By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2022, 3:42 PM 13 comments
Mobile Google Google may add Bluetooth tracker detection capabilities to Android Newly discovered code points to Bluetooth tracker detection in Android By Joao Silva, March 30, 2022, 12:37 PM
Electronics Ikea Vappeby is the first Bluetooth speaker with Spotify Tap to hit the market The new Bluetooth speaker lamp will be available in the US starting next month By Joao Silva, March 24, 2022, 12:02 PM
Gaming In a surprise announcement, Nintendo finally adds Bluetooth audio to the Switch Wireless audio without dongles, but with some caveats By Adriel Teixeira, September 15, 2021, 11:25 AM 11 comments
Security Electronics New BrakTooth Bluetooth vulnerabilities affect billions of devices around the world Some of the flaws may never get patched By Adrian Potoroaca, September 6, 2021, 6:55 AM
Electronics Qualcomm is bringing CD-quality sound over Bluetooth through aptX Lossless Forget wires, lossless audio quality over Bluetooth is the next big thing for music listening By Joao Silva, September 1, 2021, 3:02 PM 28 comments
Microsoft Software Upcoming Windows 10 update adds support for AAC Bluetooth audio Now available for Windows Insiders By Joao Silva, April 30, 2021, 1:31 PM 12 comments