A new specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, provides peer-to-peer connections between Wi-Fi devices, no hotspot required. That could be bad news for Bluetooth, but good news for customers. Developed by ...

A new industry specification promises to un-network Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly with other wireless devices. Although touted by ...

Austin, Texas — The Wi-Fi Alliance upgraded its Wi-Fi Direct spec to deliver a one-step connection between devices. Product-certification tests got underway in August, and the first TVs and printers ...

The fight is on for wireless device-to-device networking supremacy between a refreshed incumbent, Bluetooth 4.0, and a newcomer, Wi-Fi Direct. Both specifications are promising to make it easier for ...

Wireless networking based on the Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 standards — thanks to the standardization and branding efforts of the Wi-Fi Alliance (www.wi-fi.org) — is one of the most widely adopted wireless ...

As the capabilities of Android devices have improved, so did the speed of transferring files from one device to another. Gone are the days that you have to steadily hold two phones near each other and ...

BusinessWeek reports that by the middle of next year, a new Wi-Fi technology called Wi-Fi Direct will turn enabled gadgets into access points "able to create wireless connections with other ...

DLNA will allow direct media streaming between devices by incorporating Wi-Fi Direct into it’s interoperability guidelines. DLNA will allow direct media streaming between devices by incorporating ...