Impact of "Idle" Software on Battery Life - Intel

Summary• Battery Life is an important attribute <strong>of</strong> Laptopsystems• Case Studies shows power impact at applicationidle on battery life.• Changes can be made that do not affect s<strong>of</strong>twareperformance and reduce the impact. E.g.– Avoid use <strong>of</strong> high-resolution periodic timer– Do not render to the display when it is <strong>of</strong>f– Avoid polling and spinning in tight loops– Use timer coalescing• Reduce the background application serviceswhen idle.30