Three of China’s biggest phone makers – Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo – are teaming up to create a file-sharing system like Apple‘s AirDrop. Xiaomi announced this “inter-transfer alliance” through a post on WeChat. The new technology will use a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to transfer files between phones using Xiaomi MIUI, Oppo‘s ColorOS, and Vivo‘s FunTouchOS without any additional application. One screenshot in the announcement suggests the technology will be able to provide transfer speeds up to 20 Mbps. The post notes the technology will be released by the end of this month in a beta form. Google had introduced NFC…

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