Google Copresence, Cross-Platform Android Beam

Google's Copresence Looks Like A Contactless, Cross-Platform Version Of Android Beam: "A Copresence API for Chrome has also been spotted in developer documentation, Google has been granted a patent for Copresence functionality, and there have been reviews and issue reports for the API internally as recently as this month. Our tipster says the functionality is expected to hit in "the coming weeks," so while we don't know an exact time frame, it's clear Google is chugging away at this functionality."


TechCrunch (blog)
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TechCrunch (blog)
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CNET
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CNET
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
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ZDNet
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USA TODAY
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
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Forbes
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Forbes
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Wired
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Huffington Post
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Indian Express
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Economic Times
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