A Pocket PC, abbreviated P/ PC or PPC, is also known by Microsoft as a ' Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer ( Personal digital assistant) that runs the Microsoft ' Windows Mobile Classic' operating system. It has some of the capabilities of. learn more | top users | synonyms A Pocket PC, abbreviated P/ PC or PPC, is also known by Microsoft as a ' Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer ( Personal digital assistant) that runs the Microsoft ' Windows Mobile Classic' operating system. It has some of the capabilities of. learn more | top users | synonyms.
In my recent “ Power to the Smartphone” entry, I talked about the biggest drains on Smartphone batteries. In this one, we’ll talk about how this differs in Pocket PCs. Almost everything I said about Smartphones in the previous entry is also true on Pocket PCs, so make sure you read that entry before this one. Note also that, when I say “ Pocket PC” I’m really talking about “ Pocket PC Phone Edition” devices. We still sell Pocket PCs that aren’t phones, but they’re a shrinking market. One Man’s Fundamental There are two differences between Pocket PC and Smartphone that I consider fundamental: touch and suspend. Pocket PCs have a touch screen while Smartphones don’t, and Pocket PCs suspend while Smartphones are “always on.” Now “fundamental” and “important” aren’t necessarily the same thing. You might tell me that Pocket PC having p Office is way more important than whether or not the device suspends, and I might not argue with you. But, for a battery life discussion, differences in which applications come with the device aren’t all that relevant. 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 Pocket PC 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 Pocket PCs 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.
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