Bluetooth 3.0 to be Announced Later This Month And Boosts Data Transfer Rates!

According to a story at Phone Scoop, Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) will release Bluetooth 3.0, a new specification version of the Bluetooth standard later this month. This new release will include a specification for High Speed Bluetooth, allowing for BT-enabled devices to transfer data at greatly increased speeds and giving Bluetooth-enabled handsets many compelling applications beyond voice transmission to a headset.

The New Bluetooth Core Specification also includes an enhanced power control (EPC) feature. The purpose of this feature is to make Bluetooth connections tolerant of rapid power fades. EPC will reduce the occurrence of disconnects that can be caused by actions such as putting a phone in a pocket, back...