What is Bluetooth 6.0? Why the newest audio connectivity standard is such a big deal

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released Bluetooth 6.0 in Sept. 2024.Its notable features ...
RFID Journal

Nordic Semiconductor Releases Bluetooth 5-Ready System-on-Chip for Smart Homes, IoT and Wearables

Nordic Semiconductor today announces the launch of the Bluetooth 5-ready nRF52840 SoC, with features and capabilities that redefine the performance envelope of single-chip Bluetooth low energy ...
EDN

Bluetooth IC transfers data at 2.1 Mbits/s

Designed for Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate, the BlueCore4 Bluetooth chip delivers a maximum data transfer rate of 2.1 Mbits/s. The part is housed in a 96-ball VFBGA package, provides 48 Kbytes of ...
9to5Mac

Kuo: iPhone 17 will use new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip made in-house by Apple

Ming-Chi Kuo writes in a post on X: Broadcom currently supplies over 300 million Wi-Fi+BT chips (hereafter referred to as Wi-Fi chips) per year to Apple. However, Apple will rapidly reduce its ...
Forbes

Identity Theft Warning—Hidden Commands In 1 Billion Bluetooth Chips

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 10, 2025: This story now has a statement from ...
Android

Apple to pack self-made Wi-Fi + Bluetooth chips from iPhone 17, claims leak

Apple will embed self-made Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips inside the iPhone 17, claims a new leak. The company could fully transition to in-house wireless communication hardware within the next three years ...
Android

OPPO MariSilicon Y delivers "same audio quality as a wired connection"

Not many people are interested in knowing about Bluetooth audio chips, but the OPPO MariSilicon Y, the one OPPO just announced, is rather interesting. Why? Well, because it brings some major ...