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 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 ...

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 ...

A form of peer-to-peer wireless networking, Wi-Fi Direct devices can establish wireless connectivity with each other without requiring a wireless router, hot spot or access point. The access itself is ...

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 ...