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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Google hits 10,000,000,000 app downloads milestone, celebrates with 10p apps

Google has just announced that Android customers around the world have downloaded more than 10 billion apps.
“One billion is a pretty big number by any measurement. However, when it’s describing the speed at which something is growing, it’s simply amazing. This past weekend, thanks to Android users around the world, Android Market exceeded 10 billion app downloads—with a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month. We can’t wait to see where this accelerating growth takes us in 2012,” said the company in a statement on their blog.
To celebrate the fact, SwiftKey, currently the UK's number one paid for app on Android, is being reduced to £0.10p / €0.10¢ / $0.10¢ from Tuesday - Wednesday to celebrate.
The promotion is the start of 10 premium apps getting a huge discount over the next 10 days
SwiftKey X, which replaces smartphone keyboards with one that uses natural language technology to make typing easier, is being featured on the first day of the celebration from 6pm GMT, at an incredible 95% off its list price.
Joe Braidwood, CMO of SwiftKey, said: “We’re really thrilled that Android Market chose to showcase SwiftKey X on day one of such an incredible milestone. It’s exciting to think about how many people across the world will be able to unlock the power of SwiftKey today at such a low price.”
Other apps to be included will be:
Asphalt 6 HD, Color & Draw for Kids, Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro, Fieldrunners HD, Great Little War Game, Minecraft, Paper Camera, Sketchbook Mobile, Soundhound Infinity and Swiftkey X.

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