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by ZDNet Author  |  March 17, 2009 3:00pm PDT  |  Image 2 of 19

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P2P connectivity
Forstall discusses a new peer-to-peer system in which you can find other iPhones and iPod Touches in a given area that are playing the same game as you. He gives the example of two kids in the back of a car. iPhone 3.0 will automatically discover other applications over Bluetooth, and there's no pairing.

"Completely seamless," he promises. Bonjour is the back-end technology behind this, and it's not just for games.

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