Avantree USB Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter. First up on our list is the Avantree USB Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter. This is a low profile dongle that connects to one of your PC’s USB ports — USB 2.0 or USB 3.0.

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 specifications are promising to make it easier ...

The recently announced iPhone 4S comes with Bluetooth 4.0, which is a first for mobile phones. What exactly does Bluetooth 4.0 mean, and what advantages does that give the iPhone? CNET answers ...

Bluetooth Smart Ready will refer to devices that use a dual-mode radios, which can handle both the 4.0 technology, as well as classic Bluetooth abilities, such as transferring files, or connecting ...

Bluetooth isn't the sexiest technology. But newer phones like the iPhone 5 and the Android-powered HTC EVO 4G LTE use Bluetooth 4.0 tech, also called Smart Bluetooth, which, besides going easier ...

Aukey includes a 12-volt USB adapter for cars with its Bluetooth car kit. Josh Miller/CNET. That microphone also enables hands-free phone calls.

Outside of Samsung's Wave, we're having a hard time thinking of a meaningful device that has shipped with Bluetooth 3.0 onboard. Kind of crazy when you think about it, being that the protocol ...

That can vary from 330 feet for Bluetooth 4.0 devices, to 800 feet for Bluetooth 5.0. To be vulnerable, a device would need to support both BR/EDR and BLE transports and also support CTKD.

Bluetooth 3.1 is a small variation of the core 3.0 standard. Officially known as Bluetooth 3.0+HS, it provides transfers speed of up to 24 Mbit/s by actually using the 802.11 wireless to carry ...

You’ll need new hardware. In order to take advantage of Bluetooth 5, you’ll need new Bluetooth 5 gear. If you have an iPhone 8/Plus, or iPhone X, you’ve already got the phone part taken care of.