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**Minimalist** · April 5, 2012 at 12:41 pm

Quote:Free Apps Drain Smartphone Energy On 'Advertising Modules'

Bastards!

**Paul the Human** · April 5, 2012 at 12:42 pm

That's not news to anyone with a smartphone full of free apps.

**Tiberius** · April 5, 2012 at 12:43 pm

I have a firewall on my phone that blocks them :-)

**Paul the Human** · April 5, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Yup. I also have an automatic task killer that kills everything that isn't a system task, every few minutes. It's a serious battery saver.

**Napoléon** · April 5, 2012 at 1:05 pm

I just plug my phone into a wall socket.

**Tiberius** · April 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm

Unfortunately the streets of Reading are not lined with them. Big Grin

frankiej · April 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm

(April 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Unfortunately the streets of Reading are not lined with them.

The streets are lined with houses that have sockets though. Just go into one and charge it Tongue

**Tiberius** · April 5, 2012 at 1:13 pm

(April 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm)frankiej Wrote: The streets are lined with houses that have sockets though. Just go into one and charge it

Don't go into a brothel though. I think they might get the wrong idea if I asked whether I could "stick my dongle in something".

**Minimalist** · April 5, 2012 at 1:15 pm

Probably costs a lot more.

**popeyespappy** · April 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm

On a more serious note, what security apps do ya'll run on your smartphones?