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Downcast. Flixel | Bring your photos to life. Dunno - Capture your brainslaps. Free GPS Navigation with Turn by Turn - Waze. Penultimate. Welcome to Shazam. Global leader in mobile shopping and scanning - RedLaser. Chirping Data to Friends and Colleagues through Chirp.io. Posted by An Xiao Mina | 2 Aug 2012 | Comments (1) Despite the fact that so many of us carry smartphones these days, it's ridiculously awkward to share data from one phone to the other if you're standing right next to someone. Let's say you want to send a photo to a friend after you just snapped one together.

You'd have to go through the same process—tap out a message and send an email or text—that you would if you were on different sides of the planet. Short of Bluetooth, which requires an annoying pairing process, there are very few local data sharing options. Enter Chirp, a new app for the iPhone. It's easy to imagine the applications for, say, conferences and events when you want to quickly distribute data, like photos or a link, to a large group of people within hearing range. Snapguide: New iPhone App for Makers.