Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Nov 2009 22:56 UTC
When talking about the webOS, one of the main complaints is often that the operating system feels sluggish, especially considering the Pre has the same hardware as the iPhone 3GS. At a webOS Developer Event in London, Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer (the Mozilla guys who joined Palm) talked about why this is the case, and hinted that it will be fixed sooner rather than later. They also addressed The One Question: will Palm ever open source the webOS?
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iPhone 3Gs
Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G, up to 12 hours on 2G3
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Palm pre
5 hours talk / 250 hours standby (maximum)
And this is official estimate. Every reviews I read made negative comments on the Palm pre battery life.
And for some reason, it is harder to find battery life specs for the palm pre than the iPhone. Google only give article about "how to improve Palm pre battery life" when you are searching for specs.
Member since:2005-09-22
Palm pre
5 hours talk / 250 hours standby (maximum)
I don't know where they dug that little gem up but I bought a Pre abount a month and a half ago and I've never seen anything remotely close to that in battery life. I would estimate it more at 2-2.5 hours talk time and *MAYBE* 48 hours standby on a lucky day (if all features are turned off). I suppose you could possibly get 50 - 60 hours standby if you keep the phone in "Airplane Mode" but that sort of defeats the purpose of having a cell phone now doesn't it.
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Edited 2009-11-05 19:42 UTC
Member since:2007-06-12
According to what I've read, the iphone battery lasts 2 to 3 days, and less than 10 hours when heavily used. The batteries die after 2 to 3 years of use and can not be replaced.
I take longer battery life over better 3D effect on my mobile phone any day.
I take longer battery life over better 3D effect on my mobile phone any day.
every report indicates that the Pre doesn't last as long as an iPhone for battery life.
You can also bring in an iPhone to any Apple store and get the battery replaced over the counter.
In fact, the Pre likely uses way more battery power by using it's CPU all the time instead of the GPU.
Member since:2005-07-18
every report indicates that the Pre doesn't last as long as an iPhone for battery life...
I own a Pre. The battery life does suck, and I would doubt it lasts as long as an iPhone. But I would venture to guess that the problem lies deeper than a GPU vs. CPU processing issue. As the pre matures and its background services, libraries and apps are better optimized, battery life will likely increase. My Pre already lasts slightly longer with WebOS 1.2.x than it did with prior releases. I hope this trend will continue with each WebOS update.
In fact, the Pre likely uses way more battery power by using it's CPU all the time instead of the GPU.
I'm not so sure about this. Right now, the GPU sits relatively idle and consumes an unknown baseline of energy while the CPU manages graphics calculations. Enabling the GPU would just transfer those graphics calculations from the CPU to the GPU--thereby raising the amount of energy consumed by the GPU. In the end, you're merely shifting power burden from one component to another. The real question is whether or not the GPU is more power efficient than the CPU for these calculations.
In practice, GPUs tend to consume more energy than CPUs. You also need to keep in mind that the GPU and CPU will now be active simultaneously. Performance and latency issues will improve, but battery life may not.
As a pre user, however, I *reallllly* hope it does improve.
Member since:2008-10-23
every report indicates that the Pre doesn't last as long as an iPhone for battery life.
You can also bring in an iPhone to any Apple store and get the battery replaced over the counter.
Indeed, but that is not equal to be able to change the battery yourself. I have a phone that last easily 2 weeks with normal usage. I can not afford to miss a call, so I always have a battery replacement in my pocket. With the iPhone, when it's exhausted, you can not even ask a friend for his battery. You can put your sim card in his phone (I hope you can) but you don't have your data (phone numbers, etc..). A phone with no battery is useless. For me, removable batteries is a must, and I can not understand why the iPhone can't have that in 2009. What did they think? Do they charge for replacing it in the store? I can not even find a store in my town.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:33 UTC
Official Apple statement on PRISM and privacy: "Regardless of the circumstances, our Legal team conducts an evaluation of each request and, only if appropriate, we retrieve and deliver the narrowest possible set of information to the authorities. In fact, from time to time when we see inconsistencies or inaccuracies in a request, we will refuse to fulfill it." This is basically Apple re-publishing their earlier statement in a more official manner. You either believe it, or you don't.
Linked by Anonymous on 06/18/13 22:26 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:25 UTC
"Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it's forced to give the government. The legal filing, which cites the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, is the latest move by the California-based tech giant to protect its reputation in the aftermath of news reports about sweeping National Security Agency surveillance of Internet traffic." Draining the ditch after the cow has drowned in it.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:45 UTC
"I can't find one person who has been using the Nexus 7 for an extended period of time, and hasn't seen a massive downgrade in performance. Just what kind of downgrade are we talking here? I cannot pick up my Nexus 7 without experiencing problems like a lag of ten seconds, or more, just to rotate the display; touches refusing to acknowledged; stuttering notification panel actions; and unresponsive apps." Fully and utterly agreed. My Nexus 7 was blazing-fast and awesome for a few months, and at some point, it just started sucking. Just like that. I've tried loads of ROMs, and nothing helps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:32 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
A new release of the hobby operating system MenuetOS! The release notes are a bit non-descript, but you'll have to take what you can get: "updates and improvements (picview, httpc, ehci, ...)".
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:58 UTC
"The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem. There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity - jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the countries in the southern hemisphere, the cost of an Internet connection is more than a month's income. Solving these problems isn't simply a question of time: it requires looking at the problem of access from new angles. So today we're unveiling our latest moonshot from Google[x]: balloon-powered Internet access." Insane.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:52 UTC
"MineAssemble is a tiny bootable Minecraft clone written partly in x86 assembly. I made it first and foremost because a university assignment required me to implement a game in assembly for a computer systems course. Because I had never implemented anything more complex than a 'Hello World' bootloader before, I decided I wanted to learn about writing my own kernel code at the same time. Note that the goal of this project was not to write highly efficient hand-optimized assembly code, but rather to have fun and write code that balances readability and speed. This is primarily accomplished by proper commenting and consistent code structuring." Just cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 21:03 UTC
Jon Rubinstein, former CEO of Palm: "Well, I'm not sure I would have sold the company to HP. That's for sure. Talk about a waste. Not that I had any choice because when you sell a company you don't get to decide that. Obviously, the board and shareholders decide that. If we had known they were just going to shut it down and never really give it a chance to flourish, what would have been the point of selling the company? I think the deal we had with Verizon really hurt us, but who knew that at the time? These things are all hindsight."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 20:46 UTC
"And so it is with Dell's Alienware X51 R2, a small form factor gaming PC in console digs. It's shaped similar to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Slim, and though it's slightly larger than either a 360 or PlayStation 3, the X51 R2 would be right at home in a living room setting nestled next to a large screen TV. Indeed, it's adept at running Steam's Big Picture mode, and if your primary objective is to play games in the living room, go ahead and consider the X51 R2 a hybrid game console." This is obviously not the only machine like this - still, these are very valid console alternatives even for those that don't like being hunched over with a cramped WASD-claw. Also, PC gamers among us: could you get away with the $699 model for gaming?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 17:32 UTC
From Bloomberg: "Microsoft, the world's largest software company, provides intelligence agencies with information about bugs in its popular software before it publicly releases a fix, according to two people familiar with the process. That information can be used to protect government computers and to access the computers of terrorists or military foes." The lid has officially been blown off.More News »
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According to what I've read, the iphone battery lasts 2 to 3 days, and less than 10 hours when heavily used. The batteries die after 2 to 3 years of use and can not be replaced.
I take longer battery life over better 3D effect on my mobile phone any day.