NEW YORK -- The industry group behind the Bluetooth wireless technology says a version that can transfer files 10 times faster could be on the market by early next year. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group this week announced it had united on a standard for Bluetooth 3.0, which will include an option for high-speed data transfers. That could be useful for moving music or movies from a PC to a cell phone or media player. Three chip companies say they have products that would work with the new high-speed option. When the Bluetooth chip is called on to transfer a large file, it borrows a Wi-Fi chip in the same gadget to make the actual transfer. When the Wi-Fi chip isn't needed, Bluetooth turns it off, conserving power.
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