How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires? Many of them connect with Bluetooth. It’s a technology that allows different devices to communicate wirelessly.

Snowsky Echo Mini is a cassette-style MP3 player that cuts phone listening; features USB-C, Bluetooth, and microSD, with offline playback, drag and drop ...

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 ...

Researchers working at KU Leuven University in Belgium are warning people who use Bluetooth audio products that their devices may be at risk due to vulnerabilities in Google's Fast Pair technology, a ...

Security researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Google's Fast Pair protocol that can allow attackers to hijack Bluetooth audio accessories, track users, and eavesdrop on their ...

Pairing Bluetooth devices can be a pain, but Google Fast Pair makes it almost seamless. Unfortunately, it may also leave your headphones vulnerable to remote hacking. A team of security researchers ...

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers. Today, security researchers at Belgium’s KU ...

Bluetooth is a technology for short-range data transmission that has become so ubiquitous in recent years that we can no longer imagine life without it. This makes it all the more annoying when ...

Jumping between digital devices has become a necessary part of many people's daily lives, whether you're keeping up with text alerts or ensuring you don't miss an important call while in a Zoom ...

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 ...

Google’s Fast Pair, meant to simplify Bluetooth pairing, is still not widely available on Google TV devices a year after its initial rollout. Despite a prior announcement suggesting a broad release, ...

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