Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Bluetooth is one of technology's great survivors. Once ...

Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn't that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...

Within a span of just a couple of decades, Bluetooth has evolved from a niche wireless protocol to a ubiquitous technology that we rely on daily for connecting everything from headphones to smart home ...

On Tuesday, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the industry group that makes the Bluetooth wireless standard, announced the completion of its latest specification: Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's a whole class of mini and portable Bluetooth speakers that rely on it entirely. And it ...

With iOS 11, Apple changed the way the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi toggles in Control Center work. The two buttons are no longer standard on/off switches, and instead disable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi only for a ...

The launch of iOS 11 made it a bit confusing how Wi-Fi and Bluetooth worked. Toggles in the Control Center weren't explained unless you saw an Apple support document. That has now been remedied.