Table Technology News and Report 2012: Apple’s Ipad costs just 87p a year to charge

 
THE APPLE IPAD costs users an average of 87p a year to charge, a study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has revealed.

The research shows that each Ipad consumes less than 12kWh of electricity annually, based on charging the device every other day. This means using are forking out just 87p each year to keep their tablet fully charged, a pretty impressive figure if you ask us.
Interestingly, the EPRI also calculated that all 67 million Ipads in the world consume 590 gigawatt hours. The research firm explained, "In a scenario where the number of Ipads tripled over the next two years, the energy required would be nearly equivalent to two 250-megawatt (MW) power plants operating at a 50 per cent utilization rate.
"A quadrupling of sales in two years would require energy generated by three 250-MW power plants."
Mark McGranaghan, VP of Power Delivery and Utilization at EPRI said, "These results raise important questions about how the shifting reliance from desktop to laptop to mobile devices will change energy use and electricity requirements for the information age. At less than a penny per charge these findings bring new meaning to the adage, 'A penny for your thoughts'."
In comparison to the Ipad, the researchers discovered that the ageing Iphone 3G costs just 16p to charge over the course of a year, while the average laptop will cost you around £5.32 in electricity bills annually.

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The12 iPhone Tricks You Might Not Have Known (iPod Touch Tricks Included)

Whether you're an iPhone rookie or a weathered pro, take a look at these quick-and-easy iPhone tips and tricks which not only save you time, but ease your overall iPhone experience.

(These items are listed in no particular order.)

1. Scroll to Top of Page  -

In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top of the page by tapping on the "top bar", which has the time, service bars, and battery. In Safari, this not only brings you to the top of the page, but also brings up the URL bar.

Continue reading for the next 11 useful iPhone tips and tricks. 

     2.  Domain Resolution -

When typing a URL in Safari, you don't have to type the "www" or the ".com".For instance, for www.cnn.com just type "cnn" in the URL box. Note: Your search engine must be set to Google, not Yahoo.

      3.   Domain Suffix - [On firmware 2.0 only]

Hold down the ".com" key for ".net, .edu, .org" keys. Note: Slide your finger from .com to .net/.edu/.org, rather than lifting and pressing.

      4.   Press & Hold For Alternate Characters -

Hold a letter for a popup of various versions of the character (i.e. to type España with the "ñ" simply hold "n" and simply slide/release to the appropriate character).

      5.   Click & Hold URL's -

In Safari, hold a link to see the URL and site name.

      6.   Soft Reset -

Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep button to restart your iPhone. A white light will flash, the screen will shut off and then turn back on. Keep holding until the screen turns back on.

      7.   Take a Screenshot -

To take a screenshot, hold the home button and click the sleep button. The screen will flash white and the screenshot will be stored in your camera roll.

      8.   Set Parental Controls -

You can enable certain restrictions or parental controls on your iPhone. You can block explicit lyrics, Safari, YouTube, iTunes, or the App Store. Just go to Settings, General, Restrictions.

      9.   Save Any Image from Safari -

To save any image from the web to your camera roll, simply press and hold the image. A menu will appear asking "Save Image" or "Cancel". Once the image is in your camera roll, you can set it as your wallpaper.

      10.  Fast Forward/Rewind Music & Video -

Press and hold the skip forward/back arrows to fast forward or rewind rather than skip tracks. Also, press on the album art to manually FF/rewind.

      11.   Delete Emails -

You can do both "bulk deletes" and "individual deletes" when browsing email. To do a bulk delete, simply click Edit, check off the desired emails, and then choose delete or move. To delete a single email, simply "cross it out" by swiping your finger across the email, then press delete.

      12.  Double Tap Home Button -

Double tapping the home button has several useful functions, which are describedhere.

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