I am really looking forward to WiFi Direct being integrated into all sorts of products. WiFi Direct is a new spec that was officially launched not too long ago. It allows devices to directly connect ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The first batch of Wi-Fi Direct products were formally certified Monday, launching a wireless technology in which devices will be able to communicate directly with each other without being on a ...

Samsung Galaxy S is one of the first smartphones to receive the WiFi Direct certification from the WiFi Alliance. WiFi Direct is a revolutionary technology that allows devices to connect to each other ...

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 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 ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

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 ...

We had an emergency here last night. My dear wife had a huge file she wanted to get to my PC -- to my printer actually. We have Wi-Fi, but the best solution turned out to be SneakerNet. Plug a flash ...

Akihabara News reports that Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphone, already widely available in many markets, has become the first smartphone to receive WiFi Direct certification. WiFi Direct is a new standard ...