Listening to music via Bluetooth isn't as simple as plugging in a pair of headphones and playing audio from your device. Yet Bluetooth headphones and earbuds offer a wireless connection that's ...

Auracast support rolls out to more smartphones and headphones. You can share your phone's audio with one or many friends. Your phone and headphones must support Auracast to access the feature. If ...

Microsoft is fixing a long-standing problem with Bluetooth headphones. Traditionally, using the microphone on your Bluetooth headphones reduces the audio quality of whatever you're listening to. A new ...

A Bluetooth Troubleshooter is an automated tool in Windows computers that helps users fix Bluetooth-related problems. Some of you might have used this tool to fix Bluetooth issues. Windows 11 has ...

Just a few months ago, I asked when Windows 11 would stop screwing up the little things. Obviously, it was a rhetorical question because hatred alone can’t fuel immediate change, even if one wishes it ...

Modern vehicles include an ever-increasing amount of radio-frequency (RF) technologies to meet customer expectations for performance and features. Meeting these demands only adds to overall design ...

Bold and ruthless, King Harald Gormsson gave his name to the wireless technology that unites devices the way he united Scandinavia. A portrait of King Harald Bluetooth at the Roskilde Cathedral, where ...

When we think of threats from cybercriminals, we immediately think about Wi-Fi and the internet. Consequently, most of the security measures we use also revolve around being on the internet. Meanwhile ...

Bluetooth Core 6.1 introduces Randomized RPA (resolvable private address) Updates. By randomizing the timing of address changes, it will be harder for people to correlate addresses with specific ...

Wireless communication in industry is, of course, nothing new. Most applications of industrial wireless to date have involved either Wi-Fi or NFC (near field communication). But there’s growing ...

After tearing apart my apartment to find my wallet last year, I caved and ordered a Bluetooth tracker. I say this with some embarrassment. I’ve always resisted tracking gadgets and tech, dismissing it ...

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...