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 ...

Wi-Fi Direct is one of those technologies that sounds like it makes sense, but then if you really think about using it in real life.... well then it doesn't sound so great. The idea is simple. There ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new way for WiFi-enabled devices to connect to one another, even in the absence of a WiFi base station. The new protocol, dubbed “Wi-Fi Direct,” will allow any ...

A variation of the Wi-Fi ad hoc standard that allows two devices to communicate without an access point or computer in between. Wi-Fi Direct was introduced in 2009 by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Whereas ...

The https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Wi-Fi+Alliance.html, the governing body that argues for years about before eventually ratifying and certifying official Wi-Fi ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance announces that it now has started a program to certify Wi-Fi Direct products and designate them as Wi-Fi Certified Wi-Fi Direct. Dong Ngo SF Labs Manager, Editor / Reviews CNET ...

Broadcom Adds Wi-Fi Direct to Smart Device Platform The chip maker hopes to make a splash in the nascent wearable tech market with the integration of Wi-Fi Direct into its WICED platform for connected ...

I noticed my friend beaming a video from his phone to another friend's phone, but neither device was connected to a wireless router. How is this possible? Your friends are probably using Wi-Fi Direct, ...

When the command executes, from the output, you’ll see the adapters are disconnected as you can see from the lead-in image above. Note that Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter and Microsoft Hosted ...

Bluetooth “made wires and cable obsolete,” said John Paczkowski in All Things Digital, and a new standard from the Wi-Fi Alliance may do the same to Bluetooth. Wi-Fi Direct, like Bluetooth, connects ...

Guest Post by Rajan Balana. Here is an useful tip for Samsung Galaxy S II owners. As we all know, Samsung Galaxy S II is an Android device featured with almost each and every feature which should be ...