By looking at the average number of page views per user per month and the average page load time, I was able to develop an estimate of the total hours the US population wastes each year due to slow web application performance.

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There are 5 billion devices (mostly cell phones) with only 1 billion utilizing 3G standard. 2G phones are extremely slow for any data application, and are transitioning rapidly to 3G, the current U.S. standard.

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The measure, which has been ruled out by ministers in England and Wales would slow up an already lengthy application process and discourage investors from setting up in Scotland, it claimed.

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And its much-criticized arbitrary song limit and slow USB connections can be worked around with a USB 2.0 card reader and Motorola's music application on the phone.

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