Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha took time yesterday to speak business strategy, some great benefits of Android, and to take developers to task for poorly optimized apps. At several points in the course of the 50-minute chat the subject turned to lackluster battery life, and Jha placed blame squarely on the feet of hastily tested apps — which he said can sap between 30 and 40 percent of your phone’s juice. The chairman even suggested their effect on longevity and function were the impetus behind 70 percent of handset returns. But, the corporate has an answer, and (surprisingly) its name is Blur . In a moment of presumably unintentional creepiness Dr. Jha said, “MotoBlur allows us to understand, with precision, what battery life you’re seeing,” before suggesting that future phones could alert you about power draining apps and bandwidth hogs. What wasn’t clear though, was if he was talking concerning the existing Android battery manager or if Motorola was collecting usage data — since we never opted-in to one of these program, we’re really hoping it is the former. Hit up the source link for the complete conversation, you can see the relevant bits on the 4- and 25-minute marks.
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