Many of us who have been using personal computers since they debuted in the late 1970s remember what it took to connect them to any network that existed back then. Those networks mainly consisted of ...

You might be using Bluetooth technology more than you think. Here's how it works and why you need it.

Stop worrying about whether Bluetooth will be wireless LAN technology, or whether WiFi will conflict with cordless Bluetooth devices: both systems are going to triumph, according to a Forrester survey ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Bluetooth is one of technology's great survivors. Once ...

COMMENTARY--Much debate is brewing over whether Bluetooth will replace WLAN standards like 802.11b. Yet, how can a technology, initially developed for cable replacement, be seen as a threat to a ...

The radio technology was developed by Nokia Research Center and is intended to complement other local connectivity technologies and would be easy to integrate with Bluetooth, Nokia (Helsinki, Finland) ...

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to deploy the world’s largest wireless LAN and short-range wireless Bluetooth network throughout its worldwide distribution hubs. The project, which will cost slightly ...

It can be hard to predict costs when planning a large-scale wireless LAN (WLAN). What impact does the new technology have on existing products, policies and procedures? Is there a significant learning ...

Ethernet switch vendors who offer combined or unified LAN and WLAN gear say the ultimate goal is to get wired and wireless network technologies to appear as a single network access layer. However, ...