Daily Archives: June 18, 2012

Android apps that use power control APIs are often ‘battery killers,’ oh the irony

Android apps that use power control APIs are often ‘battery killers,’ oh the irony

If there’s one thing Purdue University researchers can’t stand, it’s an inefficient Android app. They’ve already revealed how some titles burn huge amounts of energy just by running ads (e.g., Angry Birds uses 63 percent of its resources for flogging stuff rather than flinging stuff), and now they’ve confirmed something else that has long been … Continued

Linus Torvalds: ‘NVIDIA is the worst we’ve ever dealt with’ (video)

Linus Torvalds: ‘NVIDIA is the worst we’ve ever dealt with’ (video)

Fresh from receiving technology prize plaudits, Linux creator Torvalds is still telling it how it is. In a recent Q&A session at Aalto University in Finland, he said that NVIDIA was “single worst company we’ve ever dealt with,” responding to an audience member’s question on her Optimus-powered laptop and its lack of Linux support. While … Continued