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Billions of devices at risk as Bluetooth-bourne vulnerability exposed
A Bluetooth vulnerability dubbed BlueBorne, discovered in April, has been made public after companies including Google and Microsoft issued updates.
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Faster, longer-range Bluetooth 5 to reach devices soon
A new version of the ubiquitous Bluetooth, version 5 -- which will be faster and pair devices wirelessly over longer distances -- is close to being finalized.
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Microsoft, Raspberry Pi want you to launch Pi 3-based IoT, smart-home businesses
Microsoft and Raspberry Pi want people to build businesses and start Kickstarter campaigns around cool devices making use of the new Raspberry Pi 3 computer.
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For future wearables, the network could be you
UC San Diego researchers have developed a magnetic-field network to link wearable devices through the user's body.
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ARM wants to make Bluetooth kinder on batteries, more IoT-friendly
With the Internet of Things in mind, ARM wants to improve the battery life of sensors that use Bluetooth, making it efficient enough to be powered using energy harvesting.
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Buying guide: Find the best Bluetooth headset or speakerphone
Whether or not it's legal in your state to hold a handset while driving, we can all agree that doing so isn't too smart. But the alternative--relying on your phone's chintzy speakerphone--isn't much better: Sound quality on your end is awful, and the same goes for the person on the other end. Similarly, unless you're sitting at your desk and focusing entirely on your phone, chances are you'd rather have both of your hands free during calls.
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Top 10 cellphone favourites for 2007
It's been an exciting year for cellphones: Apple came out with the iPhone; Google and its partners announced a new mobile platform called Android; and as always, phone makers unleashed a horde of better, faster, and more capable handsets.