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  Most Car Kits available today in the market are restricted due to one factor: limited battery life. However NoiseHush’s N650 is one that virtually gives unlimited talk time, thanks to its built-in solar charging capabilities. We took the hands-free kit for test drive and this is what we found.

  Bluetooth 3.0′s adoption may not be as much as Bluetooth SIG have expected to be but that is not letting them to advance to the next version. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has announced the formal adoption of core specs of Bluetooth 4.0. Bluetooth 4.0 features include low power consumption during peak, average or [...]

  HTC has released a Bluetooth security hotfix that enhances the security mechanism of the Bluetooth service. Though HTC does not specifically mention what the hotfix patches, it is safe to believe it has got to do something with the vulnerability reported yesterday. We got to say HTC was quick to address the issue but [...]

  HTC smartphones running on WinMo 6 or 6.1 are hackable via a Bluetooth attack, claims a new report by security researcher, Alberto Moreno Tablado. He claims the vulnerability is found only in HTC phones because of its driver that is prone to a directory traversal hack in the Bluetooth OBEX FTP service. The hack, [...]

  Bluetooth SIG has formally adopted the new Bluetooth 3.0. The latest iteration called as Bluetooth 3.0 + HS (stands for High Speed) uses the same 802.11 Wi-Fi protocol which enables it to give a throughput data transfer rate of up to 24Mbps. Bluetooth 3.0, basically creates an ad hoc Wi-Fi connection between devices that [...]

  The Bluetooth SIG group is all set to make the ubiquitous short range communication faster, at par with Wi-Fi speeds. The official and full details will be out within two weeks from now but few things that makes Bluetooth 3.0 special are: – Increased bandwidth to allow users to transfer content within seconds – [...]

  Nokia introduced their smallest Bluetooth headset ever – BH-804. It is a basic headset which comes in aluminum case and boasts digital signal processing (DSP) for background noise cancellation and crisp voice quality. The headset integrates a couple of buttons too for easy call management and comes with a desktop charger and a neck [...]

  Sony Ericsson in alliance with watchmaker Fossil have come up with a new range of Bluetooth watches to please the ladies. To suit different styles and occasions, MBW-200 watches have been segregated into three designs – Sparkling Allure, Contemporary Elegance and Evening Classic. Going into technicalities, the glass of the watch is a scratch [...]