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Bluetooth SIG Forms Sports and Fitness Working Group

Looks like the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is taking a special interest in the physical fitness of all the people around the world, or at least those who own Bluetooth devices. Right to the point, Bluetooth SIG has formed a new group that will be tasked with finding means to enhance interoperability of wearable...

10 February 2012
10:57 GMT

Samsung GT-I9070 with Gingerbread Headed to China

One of the most popular Android smartphones available on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S II is about to make its debut in China. However, this is a different version of the smartphone that will only be available in the Mainland.   Initially, the phone was spotted on the Glbenchmark website under an unknown code...

27 December 2011
19:01 GMT

T-Mobile Vivacity En Route to Europe

T-Mobile and ZTE are about to debut a new entry-level Android smartphone in Europe, the T-Mobile Vivacity.The smarphone has been spotted at Bluetooth SIG by the guys over at UnwiredView, and is expected to arrive in stores by the end of the year.Although price options are not yet available, it's safe to say that...

7 November 2011
11:03 GMT

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Leaked, Receives Bluetooth Certification

Acer is about to announce a new Iconia Tab tablet, namely the Iconia Tab A200, which was spotted recently at Bluetooth SIG.According to the folks over at PocketDroid, the slate should be delivered with Android 3.2 Honeycomb on board, but there's no mention of any kind of platform on the Bluetooth SIG site.The ta...

4 November 2011
11:58 GMT

HTC Runnymede Receives Approvals from FCC and Bluetooth SIG

HTC Runnymede, the long-rumored Android-based smartphone from HTC that could arrive on shelves as the HTC Bass or as the Sensation XL, has just received the necessary approvals from the FCC. The device that got through the testing process at the feds featured the model number PI39200, which reportedly points at ...

5 October 2011
17:41 GMT

Vertu Constellation T Touchscreen Phone Receives Bluetooth Certification

Nokia's luxury phones brand Vertu is about to release its first phone to feature a touchscreen, the Constellation T.While the company has yet to come forward with an official announcement, the phone has been spotted at Bluetooth SIG.It looks like Vertu Constellation T has just received its Bluetooth certificatio...

4 October 2011
05:04 GMT

Motorola EX225 Facebook Phone Spotted at Bluetooth SIG

It looks like Motorola is about to become the fourth company to launch its own Facebook phone, after HTC, INQ and more recently Vodafone, have released similar handsets.Although the company has yet to make it official, the guys over at UnwiredView discovered the Motorola EX225 mobile phone within the Bluetooth SIG da...

8 September 2011
11:10 GMT

HTC Vigor Shows Up at Bluetooth SIG, Receives BT 3.0 Certification

It looks like HTC is ready to rock any Android fan's world with its upcoming smartphones that are expected to hit shelves beginning next month. One of the most powerful Android smartphones that should make its entrance on the market in October is the HTC Vigor. Rumored a while back, the phone will be repla...

25 August 2011
03:15 GMT

Samsung Preps Windows Phone Equivalent for Galaxy S II

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a high-end handset that would run under Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, and which will feature hardware specs in line with those available inside the Samsung Galaxy S II. Nothing is officially confirme...

4 July 2011
10:41 GMT

Samsung T989 Receives Bluetooth Certification, En-route to T-Mobile as Samsung Hercules

An unannounced Samsung smartphone that is expected to be launched by T-Mobile USA has just received Bluetooth and Wi-Fi certification from Bluetooth SIG organization.Codenamed Samsung SGH-T989, the phone has been enlisted by the Korean handset manufacturer on June 15 and received its approval from Bluetooth SIG eight...

27 June 2011
11:09 GMT

Apple Joins Bluetooth 4.0 Special Interest Group

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the addition of Apple Inc. as a member of its board of directors. Insight from Apple on platform development will ensure a smooth growth trajectory of Bluetooth v. 4.0, the organization said.Bluetooth is a wireless technology and currently the global standard f...

23 June 2011
07:38 GMT

Motorola DROID 3 Solana Receives Bluetooth SIG Certification

Mobile phone maker Motorola has been long rumored to be on its way to bring to the market in the United States a new Android-based device on the airwaves of Verizon Wireless, namely the DROID 3, and some more proof on this surfaced recently.The said device, which allegedly sports the codename of Solana and model num...

13 April 2011
14:31 GMT

HTC Pyramid Receives WiFi and Bluetooth Certification

A new mobile phone from Taiwanese handset vendor HTC Corporation has been spotted at the WiFi and Bluetooth certification forums, and rumor has it that this might be very same HTC Pyramid that made it into the wild a few times before.Sporting the code name PG58XXX, the new mobile phone was spotted with support for W...

30 March 2011
07:01 GMT

INQ Cloud Touch May Be the First Facebook Phone

Even though Facebook has denied all rumors pointing to a partnership with handset manufacturer INQ, it seems that the latest INQ Cloud Touch smartphone may be in fact the first Facebook phone.The following news has been leaked thanks to a submission from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) website co...

12 January 2011
06:06 GMT

Pantech P8000 Spotted at FCC with Android and AT&T Connectivity

A new mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system was spotted on the Federal Communications Commission's website with support for the network of wireless carrier AT&T, namely the Pantech P8000. While there are no official details available on the possible arrival of the device at this wireles...

13 December 2010
13:41 GMT

Over 90 Percent of Cars to Feature Bluetooth Tech by 2016, Study Says

The number of Bluetooth devices currently found within most vehicles is on the rise, and it would really seem that this trend is only going upwards on the future as well, a recent study revealing the fact that over 90 percent of new cars released onto the market by 2016 will provide standard Bluetooth connectivity.Th...

19 November 2010
04:00 GMT

WP7 LG C900 Gets Launched Around September 28th

It seems that the release of the first Windows Phone 7 device on the market might be closer than what some were previously expected, at lease this is what official documentation on one upcoming device, the LG C900, shows. The info on this mobile phone's market arrival comes from the Bluetooth Special Interest G...

24 August 2010
10:40 GMT

Samsung SGH-i917 Cetus WP7 Device Spotted at Bluetooth SIG

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is among the first companies to come to the market with a handset powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system, that's for sure. The handset vendor already pushed such a prototype device into the wild, one that included pre-production hardware and pre-rele...

31 July 2010
06:52 GMT

Bluetooth 4.0 Is Now Official

SIG (The Bluetooth Special Interest Group) has just announced the formal adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0, the hallmark feature being low energy technology. The company also announced that the tech is now open for qualification, which is the final step in its adoption. "The finalization of Bluetoo...

7 July 2010
04:08 GMT

Android-Based Motorola XT502 Emerges

Mobile phone maker Motorola seems set to show to the world that it can do a nice work on the Android side of the market, as a new, yet-unreleased handset from the company has just emerged into the wild, supposedly based on Google's highly popular Android operating system, namely the Motorola XT502. This is not ...

25 May 2010
09:57 GMT

Samsung's M120S Spotted with Bluetooth 3.0

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung seems set to put the new Bluetooth 3.0 solution inside as many handsets as possible. Last month, the company unveiled officially its first handset powered by the bada operating system, the Samsung Wave, which also included Bluetooth 3.0, and now we learn that the company has g...

9 March 2010
05:25 GMT

Motorola W766 Spotted at Bluetooth SIG

Mobile phone maker Motorola is reported to be working on the development of another mobile phone that would come to the market with CDMA functionality, the Motorola W766. According to the latest news on the Internet, the new handset has been already spotted into the wild, namely on the Bluetooth Special Interest Grou...

13 June 2009
07:15 GMT

Bluetooth 3.0 Gets Formally Adopted

Bluetooth SIG has announced today that it has formally adopted the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 High Speed (HS), also known as Bluetooth 3.0. The new release of the short-range wireless technology is meant to offer increased data transfer speeds and wireless Bluetooth experience at the same time. Manufact...

22 April 2009
11:07 GMT

Bluetooth Weakness Raises Call Interception Problem

The fact that phone conversations supported by Bluetooth technology are subdued to the danger of being intercepted has been proved. Eavesdroppers now have a new technologically evolved solution for listening to people's personal conversations, all with the littlest effort.The greatest danger that this action inv...

16 August 2007
08:09 GMT

Bluetooth 2.1 Is Officially Coming

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group will adopt the Bluetooth 2.1 standard for their future devices. The technology is meant to be an upgrade capable of bringing some considerable advantages for a wide range of devices.The new version makes it easier for handset users to connect their devices with others packing the ...

3 August 2007
05:32 GMT


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