VIVOplay marries GPS, WiFi and GSM technologies, offering seamless communication both indoors and out.

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It also seems apparent that without seamless communication, and a clear view of what each end-user wants and requires, many of the powerful benefits of big data are certain to be lost.

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The BP730 also supports Near Field Communication (NFC) for wireless and seamless content mirroring from smartphones and other external devices.

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