Wi-Fi Direct, a wireless LAN mode that doesn’t require a hotspot, is starting to emerge in handsets and will be demonstrated on an LG Electronics smartphone this week at the International Consumer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apple and a consortium of other technology companies in the Wi-Fi Alliance have agreed to a new peer-to-peer wireless standard that aims to make it easier for electronics to communicate. Wi-Fi Direct ...

Wi-Fi Direct Pedestrian Detection is a General Motors active safety technology currently under development by the automaker that can potentially help drivers avoid collisions with pedestrians and ...

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, ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance this morning announced that it is nearing completion of a new specification that will allow WiFi devices to connect to each other - devices such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, ...