.mobi

.mobi (also known informally as dotMobi) is a top-level domain approved by ICANN Jul 11 2005 - 04:47 PM and managed by the mTLD global registry dedicated to delivering the Internet to mobile devices via the Mobile Web. It is financially backed and sponsored by Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, Telecom Italia Mobile, Orascom Telecom, GSM Association , Hutchison Whampoa, Syniverse Technologies, and VISA, with an executive from each company having a seat on mTLD's board of directors. DotMobi domain names were made available for public registration on September 26, 2006. Although introduced quite recently, .mobi has already made headlines with several 6-figure domain sales, including Flowers.mobi for $200,000, Sportsbook.mobi for $129,800, and Fun.mobi for $100,000, possibly indicating the confidence developers have in this young extension. It has also had its share of criticism due to allegedly breaking the principles of device... full article at wikipedia