Finally domain names ending in .mobi can now be registered by the general public. Will this increase mobile content (i.e. content that can be viewed on your mobile phone)?.
A BBC article reports that less than 10% of mobile owners use their phone to surf the web, “due to concerns over cost, speed and poor content”.
It seems there’s hope at least the “poor content” part will be solved by users now being able to provide more mobile-enabled content . Read the full article here
LIRNEasia is seeking a talented individual to join the team as a Communications Intern. The full job description is available here.
Gayani Hurulle, Senior Research Manager at LIRNEasia, recently discussed the challenges facing Sri Lanka’s digital economy in an interview with Yarl TV. Gayani highlighted various policy challenges and opportunities pertaining to the digital economy, drawing on LIRNEasia’s research.
LIRNEasia concluded its first workshop (30 March, 24’), its first and part of a larger series of initiatives on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Social Good’; intended to raise interest and awareness on the potential of AI to benefit society at large. The event featured a keynote speech by Dr.
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Lakshan
What can a domain specified to mobile could do ? Still theres no device independent standard of displaying web pages in mobile. xHTML/ CSS doesn’t seem to be supported equally in each devices. Only success of web content on mobile seems to be the advent of Opera mini browser.