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Tuesday, October 16, 2001
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=811934 The Internet, untethered From The Economist print edition The Internet is going mobile. To succeed, it must learn from the mistakes made in the fixed-line Internet boom, argues Tom Standage - NIGHT-TIME on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district, and the scene seems like a vision of the future. Here are the colourfully illuminated skyscrapers and huge video billboards, there are the throngs of exotically clad teenagers. And everywhere there are people talking and typing into astoundingly advanced mobile phones—tiny devices that fold up like colourful make-up compacts, are incredibly light, and have small, vivid colour screens capable of displaying sophisticated graphics. Most important of all, these phones enable their users to access the Internet while on the move. In Japan, the Internet has gone mobile....
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