I had never really thought about this much but in this day of online streaming, if one is using a notebook or tablet, Microsoft's Edge browser has a 24 percent battery life advantage over Chrome and 94 percent advantage over Firefox when streaming HTML5 video in full screen.
On average, Microsoft Edge provided a 24 percent battery life advantage over Google Chrome and a 94 percent advantage over Firefox. Edge lasted over 16 hours on average, compared to almost 13 hours for Chrome and 8 hours and 16 minutes for Firefox.
As reported previously on this blog, Microsoft is switching the underlying code for Edge to Chromium, an open source engine from Google. Why Microsoft never touted this Edge advantage before I can't say. It will be interesting to see if the advantage persists after the switch to Chromium. Microsoft is making the switch to Chromium because of the large number of add-ons available for Chrome and lack of add-ons or interest in writing add-ons for Edge.
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/196141/microsoft-edge-retains-its-battery-life-advantage-in-windows-10-version-1809
and while we are talking browsers...
Google Chrome's new UI is ugly, and people are very angry
The new UI is trash, users say.
Anytime you start changing things most people don't like it. Let's face it, people don't like change. Microsoft hopefully learned a lesson from Windows 8. People couldn't get things done because of the difficulty Windows users had in learning the new user interface.
Now Google apparently learned nothing from Microsoft's mistake. Starting back in September with Chrome version 69, a new user interface was rolled out with mobile devices in mind. Some users voiced their discontent with the interface so Chrome allowed an option to modify a setting and continue to use the older user interface. The new version, 71 released earlier this month has removed that option. The lighter color and rounded tabs are difficult to distinguish on laptops and desktops especially when using multiple tabs. The ability to mute websites has also disappeared with the new version.
The change has prompted a social media storm on sites like Reddit and Twitter with complaints being legitimate and no sympathy from Google engineers who have stepped in on the sites and told users to switch to other browsers. Wow!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-chromes-new-ui-is-ugly-and-people-are-very-angry/
Apple's gaslighting over bent iPads is a stunning response to a serious problem
Starting in mid-December, people started complaining that their new iPad Pros were bent. Photos started circulating online that clearly showed one side of the iPad perceptively higher than the other when lying on a flat surface and you know what? Apple has announced that it isn't going to repair, replace or reimburse for affected models.
Apple wants you to believe that this iPad is normal.
Massive iPhone Discounts Continue As Apple Risks Status For Sales
The days of Apple being able to dictate the price to consumers may be over. Hell, I predicted a $2000 iPhone in an earlier blog. Apparently, that's not going to be the case since Apple's latest models are not selling. The iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max are being discounted in the UK and the US and that practice is now spreading to other territories.
Analysts watching the supply line, the earnings reports from parts suppliers, and consumer reaction and interactions, are all estimating lower sales for this generation of iPhone.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2018/12/26/apple-iphone-xr-iphone-xs-iphone-xs-max-sale-discount-bargain/#6e50463344dc
and finally,
Apple may start building the iPhone XS and XR in India next year
Apple controls 13 percent of the smartphone marke worldwide, however, in India it's share is only 2 percent selling fewer than a million devices in the first half of 2018.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/27/apple-iphone-x-assembled-in-india-2019/
Intel Generation 8 and 9 based computers
Buy a new Driving Force Computer before Year End for Tax year 2018.
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