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Dot-mobi directory coming soon
News A directory of online mobile content is to be launched this year by dotMobi, the organisation behind the new mobile-specific dot-mobi domain name. Part of dotMobi's efforts to drive mobile content, the directory will allow users to search for and... [14 Feb 2007]
Dot-mobi land grab underway
News A spokesman for dot-mobi and mTLD said: "Some sites are optimised for mobile users but others are not. The new dot-mobi domain is supposed to solve this problem. The idea is that users will know that if they use an address with the dot-mobi suffix... [24 May 2006]
Dot-mobi opens doors to industry registrations
News After the recent scramble for the newly released dot-eu domain names, the latest top level domain, dot-mobi, will see its sunrise period starting soon. Unlike traditional internet domains, dot-mobi is designed to host sites optimised to be viewed... [19 May 2006]
Dot-mobi: Follow operator code or you don't get a URL
News mTLD, the top-level domain operator for dot-mobi websites, has stipulated that anyone wanting to register for a URL must abide by a code of best practices.mTLD announced today that it has joined the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and will be... [24 Oct 2005]
The Sun rises on dot-mobi
News Red top newspaper The Sun has launched a version of its site on the dot-mobi domain. According to dotMobi, which runs the domain, The Sun is the first national newspaper to launch a version of its site optimised for downloading on a mobile device... [24 Oct 2007]
Barclays rings in dot-mobi banking
News Customers can access Barclays' online banking systems via a 'Barclays.mobi' link on a web-enabled mobile. High street bank Barclays has launched a mobile phone banking service to extend the reach of its online banking facility. [23 May 2007]
Mobile web domain up for grabs
News Registrations for the dot-mobi domain name open to the public on Tuesday. But the new dot-mobi sites will be specifically designed to be accessed via mobile phone. For that reason, greatest usage of dot-mobi sites is expected in developing... [25 Sep 2006]
dotMobi hands out free domains for cities
News London is one of 650 cities around the world that has been offered a free dot-mobi domain by the organisation behind the mobile-friendly domain name extension drive. Now there's been enough awareness of dot-mobi that we think people will know what... [11 Jul 2007]
dotMobi ramps up mobile content drive
News Free software tools are being offered to dot-mobi website developers to improve the quality of content behind the mobile top-level domain name.dotMobi, the industry group behind the domain name, is launching its 'Go Mobile! [06 Feb 2007]
.mobi: The internet in the palm of your hand
News The mobile community has launched the dot-mobi suffix for the growing number of websites designed to be accessed on a phone or PDA. The venture, known as the mTLD Top Level Domain, will look after the registry of addresses for the dot-mobi domain... [11 Jul 2005]
Dot-travel domain unleashed
News Other recent new entrants to the top level domain roster include dot-mobi, a top level domain for content accessed over a mobile device and much-debated dot-xxx, for 'adult content'. The first websites using the dot-travel domain name have... [04 Oct 2005]
New domain names on the horizon for 2008
News The first introduction of new gTLDs came in 2000, with the most recent gTLDs emerging in 2005/06 - including dot-mobi and dot-jobs. The most common gTLD is dot-com, which can be found attached to 62 million domain names. [14 May 2007]
CIO Essentials: Vista, BBC iPlayer, BlackBerrys and spam
News This was the only truly innovative proposal for a new sponsored top-level domain (TLD) - dot-mail - but it has made no progress while other proposed TLDs have - for example dot-jobs and dot-mobi. The dot-mail TLD was meant to be 'the bus lane for... [24 Jul 2007]
iPhone to fuel contractor shortage
News There is also strong demand from recruiters for developers skilled in Bluetooth and the dot-mobi tools that allow websites to be tailored for mobile devices. Ann Swain, Atsco CEO, said this is the fastest year-on-year rise in pay rates for... [28 Aug 2007]
Visa primes dotMobi for contactless m-payments
News Although the exact size of the investment has not been disclosed, it has secured Visa a seat on dotMobi's board of directors.dotMobi, launched last September, is responsible for the distribution of the dot-mobi top-level domain name. [29 Mar 2007]
