As the capabilities of Android devices have improved, so did the speed of transferring files from one device to another. Gone are the days that you have to steadily hold two phones near each other and ...

There’s a wireless connection that’s used by all kinds of people and all sorts of devices, and yet hardly anyone talks about it: It’s called Wi-Fi Direct, and it’s been enabling versatile, ...

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 ...

A vulnerability in Android's Wi-Fi Direct functionality has been uncovered by security researchers. Wi-Fi Direct - the technology that allows two devices (including printers, cameras and PCs) to ...

It’s that time of year when travelers brace themselves to suffer the many small indignities of the road. Why can’t it be easier to print on networks that you don’t have regular access to or transfer ...

Quick Share for Windows no longer requires your Windows PC and Android phone to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network to get decent transfer speeds. Instead, your Windows PC just needs to have Wi-Fi ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance, a consortium of companies that includes Apple, yesterday announced that it has developed a new specification that will facilitate direct peer-to-peer connections via Wi-Fi between ...

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