Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

Within a span of just a couple of decades, Bluetooth has evolved from a niche wireless protocol to a ubiquitous technology that we rely on daily for connecting everything from headphones to smart home ...

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released Bluetooth 6.0 in Sept. 2024. Its notable features pave the way for universal device tracking, lower latency, and more efficient wireless connections ...

The first iteration of Bluetooth, version 1.0, was released with basic wireless connection capabilities but suffered from significant limitations in connectivity and interference handling. Bluetooth 1 ...

Bluetooth is everywhere now. First released in 1998, Bluetooth has made its way into nearly every modern gadget, including phones, laptops, speakers, mice, keyboards, gaming controllers… Which ...

Bluetooth is found in just about every new device you buy, from wireless headphones and smartphones to wireless speakers and soundbars, so a new standard being released is big news. While Bluetooth ...

Wireless Updates: The Bluetooth 5 specifications were released in 2016, introducing features primarily designed for emerging Internet of Things devices. Subsequent updates were published in 2019, 2021 ...