It’s fitting that porn is forcing carriers to deal with data traffic surges. Porn was the deciding [...]]]> The demand for mobile porn over 3G data networks has become so extreme that Japan’s top two wireless carriers, DoCoMo and KDDI, are looking to limit heavy data users in a bid to manage the load on their 3G networks.

It’s fitting that porn is forcing carriers to deal with data traffic surges. Porn was the deciding factor in the VHS vs. BetaMax format wars. Porn recently helped decide the Bluray vs HD DVD format war. Now, it seems porn is going to be the driving force behind wireless carriers’ management of unlimited data plans. “Pornography will eventually open a debate about how carriers should modify their business model as data traffic swells,” said Yusuke Tsunoda, telecommunications analyst for Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. “It may prompt even tighter access restrictions.”

As handsets become more advanced and wireless data networks get faster speeds, the mobile porn problem is only going to get worse. As it stands, some wireless subscribers have complained of slow or dropped data connections around midnight (hmm, why would that be?) on KDDI’s network. The surge in data traffic is simply too much for the Japanese carrier’s network to handle, despite the fact that Japanese wireless operators spent approximately $74 billion in infrastructure build-out costs since 2000.
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What’s this? I just noticed Dell Japan has switched over from 10.1” 1024×576 displays over to 10.1” 1024 x 600 displays on the Dell Mini 10v! Will other countries follow suit? Dell US still offers 1024×576.

A couple of things that really put me off the Dell Mini 10v is the difficulty in upgrading the [...]]]>

What’s this? I just noticed Dell Japan has switched over from 10.1” 1024×576 displays over to 10.1” 1024 x 600 displays on the Dell Mini 10v! Will other countries follow suit? Dell US still offers 1024×576.

A couple of things that really put me off the Dell Mini 10v is the difficulty in upgrading the RAM (need to completely take apart your Mini 10v) and the 16:9 ratio 1024×576 display. This gets rid of one of those annoyances. Now, I hope this is not a typo, but then again it’s reflected on all Mini 10v models and the other day it was 1024 x 576.

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Admin note: Most likelly an error if you ask me… but

UPDATE:

What people also missed is that the display is WLED instead of WSVGA… But looking at the actual technical specifications on the Japan Dell site still list the resolution as 1024×576 WSVGA.