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Google kills Android's silent Bluetooth toggle
July 24, 2026
Plus: FCC weighs a UWB car sensor and a Bluetooth relay-attack warning
Microsoft built a fake airplane for Bluetooth audio
July 17, 2026
Plus: a new tool cleans up BLE security testing and Murata hits sub-1m UWB accuracy
A conference company claims an Auracast first
July 10, 2026
Plus: Windows 11 splits Bluetooth audio and imec's UWB chip quadruples range
Infineon packs UWB ranging onto one chip
July 3, 2026
Plus: Nordic's new XIAO board and a disposable BLE tracking label
Bluetooth SIG and Wi-Fi Alliance team up on 6 GHz
June 26, 2026
Plus: a Mi Band 10 SoC hack, Auracast in venues, and ESPHome adds nRF52
iOS 27 brings Channel Sounding to the iPhone
June 19, 2026
Plus: how Bluetooth trackers are converging, a Zephyr Dev Lab, and Schlage's UWB lock
Bluetooth LE reaches orbit + UWB goes 4x farther
June 12, 2026
Plus: Digital Key v4 testing, Windows 11 LE Audio sharing, and blueAI's launch list
blueAI just announced + Channel Sounding vs UWB
June 5, 2026
blueAI, just announced and demoed at the Bluetooth UPF in Milan, exclusive to RFcreations.
ST introduces first 802.15.4ab UWB device
May 29, 2026
Plus: $20 USB sniffer goes Linux + u-blox adds NPU to Bluetooth LE
Bluetooth 6.2 SCI + UWB hits Wi-Fi APs
May 22, 2026
Plus: $13 Qualcomm tri-radio EVK and Wi-Fi 7 + Channel Sounding module
What surprised me about always-on voice on the Axon NPU
May 21, 2026
I built a voice-controlled workout tracker on Nordic's new nRF54LM20B, and the power story surprised me.
Moto Tag 2 ships Channel Sounding + Ceva HDT win
May 15, 2026
Plus: Sick's UWB factory RTLS and a DIY ESP32 dashboard on NimBLE
Bluetooth Core 6.3 released + Ultraloq joins Aliro
May 8, 2026
Plus: UWB AoA antenna isolation and Bluetooth LE labels reaching satellites
Dreame's new Aliro smart lock + TfL plans Auracast trial
May 1, 2026
Plus: a multi-protocol Heltec dev board and a $75M Wiliot deal
Espressif's ESP32-S31 lands with Bluetooth 5.4 + Mesh
April 24, 2026
Plus: AirTag locations get spoofed and ST ships 802.15.4ab UWB silicon
NearLink vs. Bluetooth 6.0 + UWB lands an 8K gaming mouse
April 17, 2026
Plus: Renesas on smart lock design, printable Bluetooth labels, and UWB defense tech
China bans Dorsey's Bluetooth chat app
April 10, 2026
Plus: ESP32-S31 debuts, NXP's UWB RTLS kit, and new FCC waiver rules for UWB
Nordic's $1/device lifetime FOTA changes the game
April 3, 2026
Plus: Telink's Bluetooth 6.0 MCU, Rivian's digital keys, FiRa's first UWB Plugfest
LE Audio enters the operating room + FCC urged to modernize UWB rules
March 27, 2026
Plus: Espressif's most connected MCU yet, a $17M bet on LE-UWB, and DIY X-ray vision
First Bluetooth LE HDT test setup validated
March 20, 2026
Plus: u-blox adds LE Audio for industry, ambient IoT runs on Bluetooth LE
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