WAPathy

WAPathy
n.
The general lack of interest in WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), the technology that enables Web pages to be viewed on the latest generation of cell phones.
Example Citation:
"Most people have barely heard of WAP phones — the mobiles which use a cut-down version of the Internet — yet already there's a new word to get used to: WAPathy. Instead of connecting to the latest technology, the early signs are that people are switching off."
— Patrick Collinson, "Phones fail to ring up sales," The Guardian, July 8, 2000
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