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Bluetooth 5 spec officially approved, will offer four times the range, twice the speed, other new features

The Bluetooth protocol is about to get a nifty upgrade. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group today announced that the Bluetooth 5 standard has been officially adopted, which means manufacturers are now able to build it into their devices. Compared to existing Bluetooth 4.2 protocol, Bluetooth 5 offers four times the range, two times the speed, […]

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Bluetooth Special Interest Group announces 4.2 spec, introduces speed and privacy improvements

Some nifty changes are coming to Bluetooth. Per 9to5Mac, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced an updated Bluetooth spec, version 4.2, that introduces a number of new features alongside enhancements to speed and privacy. The update also allows for Bluetooth over IPv6, which along with an upcoming update will allow devices to have […]