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Last month, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new feature being added to the wireless connectivity standard. Called Wi-Fi Direct, it allows devices to talk directly to each other via Wi-Fi. Here's how it works.

Advertising and data analysis firm Millennial Media issued its monthly mobile trends report this morning for October and showed that the iPhone was the most used single device in the for the month with nearly 13% of all use across its network. The trend has been set on multiple lists to be released recently: while Android might dominate the ecosystem, the iPhone as a singular device is the most used smartphone on the market....

Daily deals have become a bridging segment between social media and eCommerce. With the holidays just a few weeks away, the post-Black Friday buying frenzy is starting to ramp up and sites like Groupon and Living Social are making pushes for their share of the pie. Daily Deals Dashboard startup Frugalo launched this week and wants to be a part of the conversation. Should we be listening?

Rhapsody completes acquisition of the music service, which in a former iteration frustrated the music industry and helped change the landscape of digital music. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Digital Media.

The Occupy Movement now has print media support from an online print lab called, Occuprint. Occuprint first began after the Occupied Wall Street Journal asked for their assistance with an issue on poster art for the Occupy Movement. Artist’s posters from the Occupy movement are available on the website as part of the Creative Commons for download and use in protests and projects related to OWS.

Since its launch, Virgin America has become the unofficial airline of Silicon Valley. With new airplanes, Wi-Fi on all flights, a Linux-based entertainment system, power outlets at every seat and a...

Motorola’s latest devices Droid 4 and Xoom 2 Media Edition have been circulating in the tech news for some time. We had informed you about both and now we have fresh information that the beauties have been sighted before the FCC doors.

How to set up, develop, and leverage a good Google+ page as part of a social media strategy for businesses, brands, organizations, and public figures.

Web pioneer is transforming a midtown Manhattan office into a studio with two sets, seven edit rooms, and a state-of-the-art control room, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Digital Media.

Gmail has caught the Circles bug as the Internet giant continues the integration of Google+ across the spectrum of its products. Read this blog post by Rachel King on Digital Media.