OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- We all use Bluetooth technology to connect our phone to devices and make it easy for others to send us links and pictures. Bluetooth connects devices over a radio frequency.

Recent discoveries by cybersecurity researchers have unveiled undocumented commands hidden within Bluetooth chips, potentially impacting over a billion devices globally. These functionalities, ...

Bluetooth connectivity issues can be frustrating, especially when devices randomly disconnect or fail to pair. Forgetting and reconnecting devices is a simple yet effective method to resolve many of ...

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered significant security flaws with Tile trackers.

Editor’s note: Updated 12/1/23 with a statement from Bluetooth SIG. The academic research institution Eurecom has discovered security holes in the Bluetooth wireless standard that could allow a threat ...

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology that connects various devices and allows restricted types of ad hoc networks to be fashioned. The main difference between Bluetooth and other wireless ...

When you think of Bluetooth, it’s probably more about connecting your headphones to a smartphone, laptop or stereo amplifier. But its potential for use in industrial device communications has become ...

During the 2024 election, former vice president Kamala Harris was photographed using wired headphones connected to a phone as she boarded Air Force Two. This is not the first time Harris was ...

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