For TV's with data-sharing standard DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatibility, the SE-208BW features DLNA Apps, such as Allshare, which enables users to view drive content through the TV menu to play multimedia files on CDs and DVDs.

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The real advances will come at least a decade from now, when onboard computers will negotiate, from hundreds of kilometers away, the best way for two planes to avoid each other in a process similar to the digital handshake between two computers sharing data on a network.

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The LG V300 also includes full support for Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) to enable sharing of data between devices as well as Intel's Wireless Display, also known as 'Wi-Di' to wirelessly stream content to a TV.

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However, VOIP differs from the usual phone services in that it sends calls as digital packets of information over data networks rather than relying on a dedicated circuit-switched network.

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For ECOtality's commercial charging stations, Sprint's data network will also help to process a variety of electronic payments, and even deliver digital content for advertising and information.

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