Press Coverage -- Y. Charlie Hu
- Dark mode may not save as much battery as you think (2021)
- College of Engineering@Medium: Shedding light on dark mode to save energy (January 22, 2022)
- ETToday (Taiwan): 「黑暗模式」比較省電？實測結果落差大關鍵在這裡 (Augut 4, 2021)
- NewsBeezer (Malaysia): Dark mode can save your phone’s battery life, but there is a catch (Augut 2, 2021)
- Knowridge Science Report (Australia): Dark mode may not save your smartphone’s battery life as much as you think, shows study (July 29, 2021)
- The Hindu: Dark mode on devices may not save much battery life, study says (August 4, 2021)
- India Today: Does Dark Mode really save your phone’s battery? Not in regular use, say scientists (August 2, 2021)
- Sina (新浪科技): 研究：在最高亮度下，黑暗模式能大幅增加手机续航 (August 2, 2021)
- 51CTO (China):
黑暗模式并不能为智能手机省太多电？但这并不妨碍它很实用 (August 2, 2021)
- GizChina: THE DARK MODE DOES NOT SAVE A LOT OF BATTERY AS ADVERTISED (August 1, 2021)
- Sohu: 黑暗模式并不能为智能手机省太多电？但这并不妨碍它很实用 (July 31, 2021)
- 163.com: 黑暗模式并不能为智能手机省太多电？但这并不妨碍它很实用 (July 31, 2021)
- Forbes: Dark Mode Saves Battery Life, But You Might Not Notice (July 31, 2021)
- Reddit: Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings (July 30, 2021)
- Android Authority: Dark mode might not be a silver bullet for improved battery life (July 30, 2021)
- Techn Republic: Is Dark Mode actually saving your smartphone battery? (July 30, 2021)
- AIThority: Fact vs. Myth: Does Dark Mode Really Save Your Phone’s Battery Life? (July 28, 2021)
- Purdue News: Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings (July 28, 2021)
- AI tool automatically reveals how to write apps that drain less battery (2020)
- AI tool automatically reveals how to write apps that drain less battery (2018)
- Enabling Untethered High-Quality VR on Commodiry Smartphones (2017)
- Hush: Extending battery life by 16%
by intelligently suppressing app background activities (2015)
- IBN Live: New tool shuts down non-useful smartphone apps to reduce energy drain, double battery life (September 16, 2015)
- Zee News: New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- GCN: Software slows smartphone power drain (September 16, 2015)
- Deccan Herald: New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- BGR (india): New tool claims to reduce energy drain by 16% in apps (September 16, 2015)
- Bangladesh News: New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- Business Standard:
New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- Can-India News: New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- JewoCity: Android tool trades rarely-used apps for longer battery life (September 16, 2015)
- India.Com: New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- The Statesman: New tool shuts non-useful apps to cut energy drain (September 16, 2015)
- The Economic Times: Say goodbye to low battery (September 16, 2015)
- Ledger Gazette: New Tool Can Improve Android Battery Life by Killing Background Apps (September 15, 2015)
- Tech Worm: Get extra 16% smartphone battery life with this code (September 15, 2015)
- Mobile World Live: Researchers cut app battery drain (September 15, 2015)
- The Hans India: New tool can improve android battery life by killing background apps (September 15, 2015)
- Dispatch Times: Android tool trades rarely-used apps for longer battery life (September 15, 2015)
- Bulletin Leader: Purdue researchers develop HUSH smartphone tool that shuts off apps to save (September 15, 2015)
- Christian Post: Save 16 percent more of your battery with the new Android app (September 15, 2015)
- Daily Mail: 'Hush' kills unused apps to boost your battery: Free tool tracks how you use your phone to save energy (September 15, 2015)
- Science Alert: This code can help you get an extra 16% smartphone battery life (September 15, 2015)
- BBC: Tool tackles power-hungry Android apps (September 14, 2015)
- Intl. Business Times: Android smartphone software tool found to cut battery drain (September 14, 2015)
- Express (UK): Hush: The free app that SLASHES battery drain on Android smartphones (September 14, 2015)
- Tech Times: Android Battery Drain Problems? Purdue's HUSH Will Help You Out (September 14, 2015)
- The Telegraph (UK): New smartphone tool kills apps to save Android battery life (September 14, 2015)
- DataQuest (India): New tool reduces smartphone battery drain by 16 percent by intelligently suppressing background activities (September 13, 2015)
- Daily Parkistan: New tool to tackle power-hungry Android apps (September 14, 2015)
- ZDNet: How to tackle power-hungry Android apps and improve battery life for free (September 14, 2015)
- Yahoo! News: Android smartphone software tool found to cut battery drain (September 14, 2015)
- The Register: Boffins tell sleep-talking Android apps to SHUT UP (September 13, 2015)
- SlashDot: Purdue 'HUSH' Tool Promises 16% Battery Life Gain For Wasteful Android Phones (September 12, 2015)
- Purdue News: New Tool Reduces Smartphone Battery Drain by Intelligently Suppressing Background Activities (September 11, 2015)
- The first large-scale measurement study of smartphone energy drain in-the-wild (2015)
- Technologies for understanding smartphone energy drain (2015)
- Electronics Products: Myth busted: Report proves preinstalled apps do NOT consume more power than user-installed app (March 24, 2015)
- App Developer Magazine: Study Debunks Myth That Preloaded Apps Eat Up Battery Life (March 23, 2015)
- PHYS.ORG: Startup reports preinstalled apps do not consume more power than user-installed apps (March 23, 2015)
- Startup Incubator and Business Accelerator News: Purdue-based startup reports preinstalled apps do not consume more power than user-installed apps
(March 20, 2015)
- Sun Times: Purdue-based startup reports preinstalled apps do not consume more power than user-installed apps (March 19, 2015)
- Purdue News: Purdue-based startup reports preinstalled apps do not consume more power than user-installed apps (March 20, 2015)
- EDN: Apps help identify mobile code 'energy hotspots' (October 24, 2014)
- EE Times Europe: Startup helps mobile app developers reduce smartphone battery drainage (October 10, 2014)
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- App Developer Magazine: Mobile Enerlytics to Help Developers Identify Battery Draining Lines of Code Thanks To Purdue Researchers (October 9, 2014)
- PHYS.ORG: Startup helps app developers identify code that quickly drains smartphone batteries (October 9, 2014)
- Purdue News: Purdue-related startup helps app developers identify code that quickly drains smartphone batteries (October 8, 2014)
- DECCAN Chronicle: Here is an app that can extend your smartphone battery life (December 8, 2014)
- The Exponent: Estar App helps users 'install only energy-efficient apps' (October 17, 2014)
- TechCity: Prolong Your Battery Life: Install Estar App and Kill Power Sucking apps (September 26, 2104)
- FirstPost: Estar: An app that helps you choose battery-efficient apps (September 3, 2014)
- Mashable: Estar: The Ultimate Android App to Master Your Battery Life (September 2, 2014)
- Business Standard: Now, app that helps extend smartphone battery life (September 2, 2014)
- Tech 2 (India): Estar: An app that helps you choose battery-efficient apps (September 3, 2014)
- Business Standard: Now, app that helps extend smartphone battery life (September 2, 2014)
- BGR (India): 'Estar' app enhances smartphone battery life (September 2, 2014)
- Express Computer: A new smartphone application that can extend battery life (September 2, 2014)
- HNGN: Save Your Smartphone Battery With This New App (September 2, 2014)
- Beauty World News: App Helps Prolong Smartphone’s Battery Life
- The New Indian Express: App That Enhances Smartphone Battery Life (September 2, 2014)
- JC online: Purdue researcher's app extends smartphone battery life
- WLFI: Cell phone app helps save battery life on phone (August 11, 2014)
- Purdue News:
Free Estar tool rates how quickly mobile apps drain smartphone batteries (August 1, 2014)
- Purdue Research Park: Free Estar tool rates how quickly mobile apps drain smartphone batteries" (August 1, 2014)
- What is keeping my phone awake? Characterizing and Detecting No-Sleep Energy Bugs in Smartphone Apps (2012)
- Purdue press release, 'No-sleep energy bugs' drain smartphone batteries (June 13, 2012)
- ACM Tech News: 'No-Sleep Energy Bugs' Drain Smartphone Batteries (June 18, 2012)
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The Verge: Android's power management API can lead to 'no-sleep energy bugs,' according to Purdue researchers (june 18, 2012)
- Android Headlines: Purdue Researchers Aim to Exterminate "No-Sleep Energy Bugs" (June 18, 2012)
- NBC News: Buggy Apps Killing Your Smartphone Battery (June 14, 2012)
- Yahoo! News: Buggy Apps Killing Your Smartphone Battery (June14, 2012)
- TechNewsDaily: Buggy Apps Killing Your Smartphone Battery (june 14, 2012)
- The Times of India: See, what's killing your smartphone battery (June 14, 2012)
- Science Daily: 'No-Sleep Energy Bugs' Drain Smartphone Batteries (June 13,2012)
- National Science Foundation News: "No-sleep Energy Bugs" Drain Smartphone Batteries (June 13, 2012)
- and many more...
- Where is the energy spent inside my app? Fine Grained Energy Accounting on Smartphones with Eprof.
In Proc. of EuroSys: European Conference on Computer Systems,
Bern, Switzerland, April 10-13, 2012.
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Innovation and Commercialization Center-IT awards first development grants (March 18, 2013)
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Innovation Fund Boosts Commercialization of Purdue Technologies (January 30, 2013)
- Purdue press release, Free apps drain smartphone energy on 'advertising modules' (April 4, 2012)
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Le Temps (Switzerland): Are Free Smartphone Apps Draining Your Battery? (Arpil 16, 2012)
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Scientific American: Free Apps Drain Energy (April 10, 2012)
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He Xun (China): Free Apps Become Battery "Assassin" (April 12, 2012)
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Decoded Science: Are Free Smartphone Apps Draining Your Battery? (Arpil 6, 2012)
- BBCNews: Angry Birds Space gets 10m downloads in three days (Mar 27, 2012)
- Yahoo! News: Why Angry Birds and Facebook mobile apps are draining your battery faster than you think (March 21, 2012)
- The Verge: Without ads, Android apps could be more than twice as power-efficient (by Aaron Souppouris, Mar 19, 2012)
- MIT Tech Review: Android Ads Could Attack, Study Warns, by David Talbot (Mar 19, 2012)
- The Register: Free apps suck your power: researchers
Angry Birds, user tracking, advertising and flat batteries (Maych 19, 2012)
- ABC News, Your App Is Wasting Battery and Talking About You (March 27, 2012)
- BBC: Free Mobile Apps 'Drain Battery Faster' (March 19, 2012)
- TechWeek Europe: Free Apps Drain Smartphone Batteries:
Ads in free apps can eat up to 75 percent of battery power (March 19, 2012)
- TechnoPro: Free Apps Will Eat Your Battery Life Faster (March 2012, with a nice carton)
- Slashdot: Free Apps Eat Your Smartphone Battery (March 19, 2012, 2:32pm)
- NewScientist: Free apps eat up your phone battery just sending ads (Jacob Aron, March 18, 2012)
- and 500 more...
- How to Improve Your Google Ranking: Myths and Reality.
In Proc. of IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence,
Toronto, Canada, August 2010.