Nokia's cellphone P2P network

We know you've been dying to share files via cellphone (or maybe not given how freaking frustrating it'd be), so some researcher types at the Nokia Research Center in Hungary have responded with what is supposed to be the first P2P cellphone app (we vaguely recall some sort of file-sharing program for the Pocket PC or Palm or something or other, but whatever). The current prototype network, which works on Nokia 6600 phones, allows text and picture sharing, and maybe surprisingly given how loathe manufacturers can be to incur the dual wrath of the RIAA and the MPAA, they are also looking to add MP3, video, and game sharing in future versions
(maybe not actually being in America has something to do with it). We'd hold out for a decent 3G connection, but they say it'll work just fine if with the 6600's GPRS data connection, just double check you've got a flat rate plan and aren't paying per precious megabyte. Those bootleg Ratatat MP3s you just grabbed might not be so free after all.

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