Q: Is Wi-Fi Direct going to be replacing regular Wi-Fi? What's the difference? Do I have to worry about upgrading some of my gadgets? A: Last week, the global non-profit Wi-Fi Alliance announced that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wi-Fi Direct is still scarce in announced or shipping products, but it would be wrong to reach a gloomy conclusion about the new peer-to-peer technology from the Wi-Fi Alliance. The Alliance, which ...

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 ...

Hope it's okay for me to ask the question here, wasn't sure if this was the right place or networking ... mods please move if this does not belong here. I thought DLNA uses the WiFi on device A to ...

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 ...

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