Apple and Google team up to combat Bluetooth stalking
Big tech rivals Google and Apple have got together and jointly submitted a proposal for an industry specification designed to curb the use of Bluetooth devices for unwanted tracking.
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UK snubs Google and Apple privacy warning for contact tracing app
Reports have suggested the UK will pursue a centralised data collection approach for its COVID-19 contact tracing app, despite the well-publicised security and privacy risks.
Europe releases guidelines for building COVID-19 apps
The European Commission has unveiled guidelines for member states creating COVID-19 apps, with perhaps an attempt to prevent mission creep from private industry.
New COVID-19 app does not have to track location – Oxford University
A team of researchers at Oxford University have suggested a Bluetooth tracing app, which doesn’t track location, could combat COVID-19, but you would want 60% adoption.
The next generation of Bluetooth audio looks good
At CES 2020 the people who run the short range Bluetooth wireless standard unveiled a new version of its audio technology that promises a lot of new features.
Bluetooth 5 sinks its blueteeth into IoT
Bluetooth has decided it definitely isn’t missing out on IoT by announcing its specification for the fifth generation of its standards.
Avago buys Broadcom for $37 billion to create IoT chip giant
It seems every corner of the mobile market is consolidating right now and semiconductors are clearly no exception, as digital signal processing chip maker Avago swoops for communications chip company Broadcom for $37 billion.
Qualcomm snaps up Bluetooth pioneer CSR to capitalise on IoT
Qualcomm has announced it will purchase UK-based chip maker and Bluetooth innovator CSR for approximately $2.5 billion in a bid to capitalise on the Internet of Things (IoT). The chip giant said the acquisition will strengthen its product offering and add channels and customers in the IoT and automotive infotainment markets.
Qualcomm expands portfolio with $3bn Atheros purchase
US chip giant Qualcomm on Wednesday agreed to snap up Atheros Communications, a wired and wireless networking technology vendor, for a total of $3.1bn in cash.
Video over power lines closer to reality; wifi takes on Bluetooth
The HomeGrid Forum, a newly established trade group tasked with driving the ITU’s home networking specification, said this week that the standard is now stable enough to be adopted by silicon manufacturers.
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