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BBC News: Free mobile apps 'drain battery faster'

 Food for thought from the BBC...

Free mobile apps which use third-party services to display advertising consume considerably more battery life, a new study suggests.Researchers used a special tool to monitor energy use by several apps on Android and Windows Mobile handsets.Findings suggested that in one case 75% of an app's energy consumption was spent on powering advertisements.Report author Abhinav Pathak said app makers must take energy optimisation more seriously...

Read the full article here

I put the iPad 3 under a microscope - along with an iPad 2 and Kindle Fire

My iPad 3 arrived yesterday and I put it, along with my iPad 2 and Kindle Fire, under my microscope.  Here are the images.  They are :

Kindle Fire at 10X

Given the thickness of the Fire, I was not able to get the microscope to focus at 60x.

iPad 2 at 10x

iPad 3 at 10x

 

 

 

 

iPad 2 at 60x

iPad 3 at 60x

iPad 2 icon

iPad 3 icon

 [Via TeleRead]

Boid Twitter client for Android

Another great twitter client for Android and this time it's Boid Twitter client for Android reviewed by Android Central. "I've always got my eyes peeled for the next great Twitter client on Android. Ever since I discovered Plume, I was hooked, but that doesn't mean I'm not open to the next best thing.Carbon looks like it'll give everyone a run for their money, but in the meantime, folks running Ice Cream Sandwich on their phones might want to direct their attention to Boid for Android, a Holo-themed, Android 4.0 exclusive that looks to tear you from the clutches of your favorite client and bring you to the Boid Side." Read in full: http://m.androidcentral.com/boid-android-app-review

What do you think of Deck for the jailbroken iPhone?

What do you think of Deck for the jailbroken iPhone?

8 Ways the iPad Can Help You Earn and Save Money

[From Hans] Another one from Forbes, 8 ways the iPad can help you earn and save money. "With Apple unveiling its new iPad today, even more consumers will likely be joining the “iPad revolution.” I’m not a techie by any means but I can tell you that the iPad has certainly changed my life in certain ways. It’s made accomplishing certain tasks both more efficient and more fun. So how can you bring some of that iPad magic to your financial life? (You didn’t really think it was just for playing Angry Birds did you?) Here are some things you can do while curled up on your couch with your iPad"

A Few Favorite Apps From A Few Of My Favorite Geeks

[From Hans] Interesting editorial over at Forbes. "My company sells applications. Just applications. Although we can be very dangerous, we do not specialize in infrastructure like hardware, networking or security. This is good because we can stay focused on the technology we know and be great with those programs. This is not so good because we have to rely on others to make sure our clients’ infrastructure is working correctly. And if a client’s infrastructure is not optimized, our applications look bad. And then we look bad. So over the past eighteen years of doing this in the Philadelphia area we’ve come across some great information technology people that have helped us succeed. Yes…geeks. These are the guys that probably spent most of their Saturday nights in high school doing lab experiments and playing Dungeons and Dragons with their other nerdy friends. Wait a second…that sounds pretty much like my Saturday nights in high school too."

Empire State Building

[From Peter Arts] Peter Arts sent me this great picture which he has taken and tweaked of the New York skyline, the Empire State Building to be precise.

How to install iPhoto on your first generation iPad

[From Hans] Good tip, how to install iPhoto on your first generation iPad. "It is of course true that many original iPad owners may be looking to upgrade this year, but for those are still happy with their two-year-old devices, there is light at the end of the tunnel, with a relatively simple little hack allowing iPhoto to be installed on their devices. As is always the case though, there is a downside to proceedings. For those that just want to forge ahead regardless, here’s what you’ll need to do…"

ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT US PT: I'll choose someone at random to win a Unlocked Black iPhone 4S 16GB

ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT US PT.

I'm in the mood for a throwaway, I will choose a PalmAddict reader at random to give a unlocked black iPhone 4S 16GB [or cash equivalent payable by paypal].

For a chance, send me a couple of lines on how you're using your mobile device whether it be for business or pleasure [remember tell me what mobile device it is in your user thought]. It is compulsory to give your user thought a title, not a boring "how I'm using my mobile device", something that relates to your user thought. Anyone not giving a title will not be entered. It's user thoughts only for this, no news snippets or website recommendations, no pleas, purely user thoughts on how you're using your mobile device.

Send your user thought to me and put FEB in the subject line. I'll choose one person at random. Email me at sammymcloughlin@gmail.com