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07-17-2015, 04:16 AM
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A lack of connectivity options in devices like smartphones is clearly what stops location-based advertising from being the saviour of physical retailing. That, or something like it, seems to be behind the Wi-Fi Alliance's â??Wi-Fi Awareâ?? project ...
Wi-Fi Aware enables location-based apps without GPS, cell service (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFuCiRTegMBYsZZpWqUkX_5fSxGtQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778901822391&ei=bYKoVcjcA-fXmAL_sYGQAQ&url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/wi-fi-aware-enables-location-based-apps-without-gps-cell-service-1.3152812)CBC.ca
Wi-Fi Aware Aims To Connect All Your Devices Instantly (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNG8RBiuWoHmV2bGgO2advDqA5kJMQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778901822391&ei=bYKoVcjcA-fXmAL_sYGQAQ&url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/14/wi-fi-aware-aims-to-connect-all-your-devices-instantly/)TechCrunch
This New Wi-Fi Tech Uses Proximity To End Waiting In Long Lines (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNH_AO5DaDDVFJDDgWNfkuC0TGaDcA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778901822391&ei=bYKoVcjcA-fXmAL_sYGQAQ&url=http://readwrite.com/2015/07/14/wi-fi-aware-launch)ReadWrite
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