A new Wi-Fi standard is on the horizon that will let our devices talk to each other directly. Ain't that sweet?

一个新的WIFI标准将很快让我们的设备直接互相连接，多么美好！

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The e-reader market experienced a mini price-war last month, when Barnes & Noble sliced the cost of its broadband-enabled Nook device to $199 and introduced a new, wi-fi only Nook for $149.

上个月，电子阅读器市场经历了一场小规模的价格战争。 巴诺将具有宽带功能的Nook降价至199美元，并推出了一款带有WiFi、售价仅有149美元的Nook。

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Tell that to Microsoft, which is looking for a new Wi-Fi system to replace its Cisco-based network.

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Such venues benefit from new equipment because each new Wi-Fi standard develops better ways to manage the interference caused by many devices talking at once.

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The mobile industry is currently collaborating on a new wi-fi protocol called PassPoint which will allow consumers to use one sign-in to join any public wi-fi network, wherever they happen to be.

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