Wireless Application Protocol

Protectionist moves cut into WAP earnings

28 Aug 2007

Profit at Beijing-based KongZhong, a leading mainland provider of wireless value-added services, almost disappeared in the second quarter under the impact of customer protection policies that...

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China Mobile plans portal fees

24 Apr 2007

Operator seeks bigger revenue slice from content providers

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Providers expected to strike the right balance

17 May 2005

The words 'compelling content' trip off the tongue but rarely translate smoothly in the realm of the mobile phone. Squeezing memorable material on to a screen about the size of a business card...

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Big scope for small-screen web developers in mainland

16 Nov 2004

For developers wanting to make a living creating websites for PDAs and mobile phones, Hong Kong is not a good place to be, according to industry experts. The place to be is the mainland.

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Phone firm defends chat-up line

5 Aug 2003

A mobile phone operator has defended sending a text message to subscribers inviting them to 'make new friends and chat up nice girls', saying it brought a 'personal touch' to multimedia messaging...

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HK men swoon over virtual girlfriends

20 Jun 2001

Too shy to ask a real woman out on a date? Try a virtual girlfriend - that is what thousands of men in Hong Kong have been doing for the past few months.

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Siemens still pushing WAP

In an attempt to encourage wireless application protocol (WAP) adoption, German equipment maker Siemens, one of the world's largest makers of WAP-enabled phones, has introduced a wireless...

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WAP a faded star at huge tech fair

At CeBIT 2001, there is little sign of a downturn in the technology industry - and almost no sign of last year's much-hyped telecoms star, Wireless Application Protocol.

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BT gets hyper on hyperlink issue

The Internet has been free for far too long, and British Telecom (BT) is not going to stand for it anymore.

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Tech nous lost on new chic geeks

Do you remember when techie types had a clear and practical role at parties?

They were in charge of making sure the sound system worked while the rest of us drank outrageously,...

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Technology helps students find Form Six vacancies

Form Five graduates this year have been able to enjoy the convenience brought by information technology to look for sixth form places after the release of results of the Hong Kong Certificate of...

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Mobile-phone friendly Asia may bring gains for WAP companies

Analyst David Moy has a big question mark at the top of his report on the wireless Internet market in Asia.

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