Android Beam, the ability to wirelessly chuck files to nearby Ice Cream Sandwich handsets via NFC, is one of the tastiest new features to come to Android. But it might be about to get superseded by Microsoft, if the company’s ‘Beaming’ concept video is a sign of things to come.
The video below is a concept of where Microsoft could take the ‘squirting’ technology from its old Zune handsets next. That feature allowed you to share songs to nearby Zune players, but this is something altogether more impressive. And it’s got a much less stupid name, even if it might be a bit close for comfort for Android users.
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Microsoft Beaming would let Windows Phone handsets or any nearby Windows 8 tablet or computer, or even TV, talk to each other – using WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC in one foul swoop to literally swipe files from one to the other.
Have a look at Microsoft’s concept below; it’s pretty self-explanatory. If Microsoft pulls it off, Android’s Beam functionality may look a bit twee by comparison.

