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Article: Internet domain names make the mobile leap

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June 15, 2006
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EASY access to the internet via your mobile phone came a step closer this week when a new set of domain names went on sale, aimed specifically at the mobile internet market.

The new .mobi top-level domain names aim to create a whole area of the internet dedicated to content that you can access via a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

With the move away from older wireless access protocol (WAP) services on mobile phones towards third-generation (3G) technology, many experts have blamed the lack of actual online content for the slow take-up of internet services via mobile phones.

The new mobile domain names - which were originally announced last

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