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Energy Optimized Software
A framework that allows customizable user-space processes to direct power management
is much better equipped to handle these myriad requirements. Using such a frame
work,
system designers can create a power policy for each mobile system they deploy and, as
a result, ensure faster response times, a wider range of operational scenarios, and, of
course, longer battery life.
4.3 Summary
While operating systems are the core of the Microsoft and Symbian strategies, they tend
to reinforce a need for expensive hardware. But they can be stripped down and eventually
the increasing capabilities of silicon ...