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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by rhinoceraptor on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @08:31AM (#11993177)
Even with the Apple pencil, the pairing reliability is not great. Every time I disable Bluetooth on my iPad, I have to re-pair.

I'm surprised they didn't use some custom protocol, especially given how bad Bluetooth is, and they control the entire software and hardware stack.

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by TheSoftwareGuy on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @10:27AM (#11994034)
probably because the hardware for bluetooth stacks have gotten crazy small and efficient. I doubt even apple could recreate it without straight up acquiring a company that already can do it.
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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by digi_owl on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @08:45AM (#12001272)
That, and there would be the need for an additional chip and antenna.
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