"if you don’t have apps that use the CPU when they shouldn’t, then suspending is actually worse for your battery life than not suspending. Check out the “Mike, what are you smoking?” section of this entry if you’re interested in why. The extremely short description, though, is that waking up and suspending again on a PocketPC takes a lot more time (and power) than doing the equivalent on a Smartphone. This is no big deal if you’re just turning the device on occasionally to check your calendar. But, in today’s highly connected world of devices that frequently download new mail and get SMSes, etc, the Smartphone model starts to really win out."Mike Calligaro continues his posts on the what drains your battery power. His
last article was all about power drain on the Smartphone and if you haven't already read it, I recommend you do. This time the article is on the Pocket PC. I know, we don't talk to much about the Pocket PC around here. (It's covered in detail on our sister site,
Pocket PC Thoughts 
) But, Mike's post highlights a number of differences between the Pocket PC and the Smartphone and I think you'll find it just as interesting as his other writings.
Power to the Pocket PC
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