Interesting research came out today about battery life and smart phones. This study specifically examined Android phones – the finding was that free apps that serve advertising use up to 75% of their energy to serve ads . Crazy, huh?
In general, I would love a third party to scientifically assess/rate apps on efficiency of battery usage, memory usage, stability, etc. Seems like a market opportunity? Maybe this is something the App stores should do themselves as part of the approval process?
In-App Ads Consume Mucho Battery Life
Jacob Aron, NewScientist: Up to 75 per cent of the energy used by free versions of Android apps is spent serving up ads or tracking and uploading user data: running just one app could drain your battery in around 90 minutes.
via: www.newscientist.com
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