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Moving targets: mobile phones and handheld computers look set to take over many functions of the PC.

Part of a special section on telecommunications in Asia. The writer discusses accessing the World Wide Web via cellphones. He outlines some of the obstacles on the road to the truly mobile Web but asserts that these issues do little to dampen enthusiasm for the potential of mobile phones to change...

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Published in:Far Eastern Economic Review Vol. 163; no. 23; pp. 52 - 55
Main Author: Taylor, Chris
Format: Article
Published: Review Publishing Company Ltd. June 8 2000
Subjects:
Wireless Internet
Cell phones
Wireless Application Protocol (Computer network protocol)
Asia
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