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It looks like Wi-Fi may be butting heads with Bluetooth for phone transfers in the near future. Third parties have been able to generate hotspots in accessories or even inside the phones themselves, but networking connectivity over Wi-Fi will no longer be dependent on an active network or hub. The Wi-Fi Alliance is working on device-to-device Wi-Fi, which will enable tasks like synchronizing, multimedia sharing, multiplayer gaming, and other forms gadget chatter. This is very cool, and should provide some big, mean data pipes that Bluetooth simply can’t handle. Mobile TV and video is getting more and more popular, and this could really bring some new and interesting interconnectivity with smartphones in the home. The feature should be ready for 2010, so keep your eyes peeled.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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