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Wi-Fi Alliance intros beacon-like tech to offer context
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The Wi-Fi Alliance is creating a new certification program called Wi-Fi Aware that seeks to provide information about where a device is in relation to other devices and to share contextual information with the user without sucking down a lot of juice.
Wi-Fi Aware certification process revs upComputerworld
Wi-Fi technology goes beacon-like with upcoming Wi-Fi Aware featureFierceWireless
Wi-Fi Aware(TM) to Bring Proximity-Based Service Discovery to Wi-Fi Certified ...Marketwired (press release)

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