The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced new Wi-Fi Direct technology that enables wireless devices to connect and share data directly without the benefit of a hotspot or other wireless network. Wi-Fi Direct ...

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 ...

Chrome OS currently does not support peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, but it looks like that will change soon. This will allow Quick Share (formerly Nearby Share) to work faster than it currently does on Chrome OS ...

Apple Wednesday endorsed Wi-Fi Direct, an industry plan to eliminate the need for hotspots in order for wireless gadgets to connect. The standard, expected to be available by the middle of 2010, may ...

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 ...

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 ...