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• Article | 6/04/2012 Ten ways your smartphone knows where you are

  One of the most important capabilities that smartphones now have is knowing where they are. More than desktops, laptops, personal navigation devices o...
• Article | 7/12/2011 Bluetooth keyboards will get 10-year battery life with new chip, Broadcom promises

  Broadcom is working on a Bluetooth chipset that will give wireless keyboards a battery life of up to 10 years, the company said on Tuesday.
• Article | 26/10/2011 Bluetooth 4.0 becomes 'smart': What it means for you

  Bluetooth 4.0, which can be found inside the iPhone 4S and the latest MacBook Air and Mac Mini, is being rebranded by the group that controls the tech...
• Article | 22/09/2011 Hands-on: 5 wireless keyboards for the iPad

  Even if you're comfortable with the iPad 2's on-screen keyboard and can happily tap out a status update or quick email, you might not want to use it f...
• Article | 7/06/2011 Cell phones and cancer: 8 precautions worth taking

  The good thing about being an adult is you get to make your own decisions. The bad thing? You get to make your own decisions - and live with the conse...
• Article | 2/06/2011 Bluetooth touts itself as the cancer-free wireless tech

  If you're worried that your cellphone might be giving you cancer, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has a solution for you: Use Bluetooth.
• Article | 10/03/2011 Five Bluetooth headsets: Not just for phone calls

  A headset can do more than keep your hands on the wheel while you're on the phone. It can free you to take notes while talking with a client, sip coff...
• Article | 6/01/2011 Qualcomm to acquire Wi-Fi specialist Atheros

  Qualcomm has entered into an agreement to purchase chip maker Atheros for $US3.1 billion, or $45 per share, in cash, the company said on Wednesday.
• Article | 19/11/2010 Top 10 iPhone annoyances - and how to fix them

  The Apple iPhone is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of device. The people who won't buy one love to talk about how much they hate it. And although some iPho...
• Article | 27/10/2010 Wi-Fi Direct vs. Bluetooth 4.0: A Battle for Supremacy

  The fight is on for wireless device-to-device networking supremacy between a refreshed incumbent, Bluetooth 4.0, and a newcomer, Wi-Fi Direct. Both s...
• Article | 7/09/2010 The real reasons iOS 4.1 is important

  Only two days left until Apple releases the first major upgrade to the iOS 4 mobile operating system on Wednesday, September 8.
• Article | 27/08/2010 New Bluetooth spec could mean a comeback for wristwatches

  Remember wristwatches? With the surge in smartphones and their instant access to time and other information, fewer people seem to wear a watch these d...
• Article | 27/07/2010 The amazing banana Bluetooth headset

  When you work in the publishing business, you're often inundated with media releases. And when you work in tech publishing, they're often about hi-tec...
• Article | 14/07/2010 Bluetooth at heart of US petrol station credit-card scam

  Thieves are stealing credit-card numbers through skimmers they secretly installed inside pumps at gas stations throughout the US Southeast, using Blue...
• Article | 8/07/2010 Bluetooth spec lets some gizmos to go years between charges

  Bluetooth is being primed to boldly go where it has never gone before.