BLE is tailor-made for devices with strict power requirements, such as fitness trackers and other devices that don’t involve audio and video transmission. In contrast, Bluetooth Classic primarily ...

Recent Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks have now been ported to an Android app, allowing a much larger number of devices to implement these annoying spam alerts. Inspired by previous research on ...

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a new incarnation of the technology that is more affordable because it uses less power. Now small low-energy Bluetooth beacons can be placed around an event and can ...

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has emerged as a cornerstone technology for efficient, short‐range wireless communications within the Internet of Things (IoT). Distinguished by its minimal energy footprint ...

Sitting above the physical layer is the link layer, which is responsible for scanning, advertising, creating, and maintaining links or connections between devices. The link layer also manages ...

The latest standard for the Bluetooth wireless networking protocol, Bluetooth 4.2, was released last week. Bluetooth 4.2 opens up new deployment options for users of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices ...

Bluetooth 5.4, the latest specification from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), includes a number of enhancements that will open additional markets and use cases. This is one of several ...