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If you do, then you can always find some very interesting items at the Windows Mobile Team Blog. All sorts of helpful tips are there to help your experience be just that much better.

There was a recent entry that I found interesting on Power to the Pocket PC.

In part, Mike Calligaro had the following to say:

Touch: It’s not all that electric

The touch screen itself isn’t a very large drain on power. It’s similar to a button. When it’s not being pressed, it burns almost no power. When it is being pressed, it burns some, but not very much. There are much bigger fish to fry than the touch screen.

The touch screen’s big claim to fame when it comes to battery life is that it can cause other big power drainers to run. For instance, if you leave your PocketPC on and put it in your pocket, your pocket might touch the screen and cause the backlight to turn on. As you know from the previous article, turning on the backlight is huge.

Most people suspend their PocketPCs before putting them away, but you also run the risk of having the device wake up in your pocket for a meeting reminder or something, and then not turning off because the screen is being touched. The Treo 700w has a killer solution to this problem in the form of a screen lock. AKU2 devices also have a screen lock, though they’re not as good as the Treo’s. From both a battery life standpoint as well as a “hey, how did this contact get changed?” one, it’s generally a good idea to lock the screen.

A very interesting article that you will find some great information. Check it out here.

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