Intel's most powerful chip, with 2 billion circuits, draws 130 watts even when idle.
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It controls each device individually, he says, meaning that a printer or scanner would shut down when idle, even if the PC to which it is attached is still being used.
For users that are accustomed to the hustle and bustle of daily life, but looking to treasure those busy moments, the PowerShot A2600 digital camera also comes equipped with a new ECO mode that assists with battery conservation by turning off the 3.0 inch LCD screen when idle.
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Firms may be less likely to increase investment when they have idle capacity and when they are less confident about the future demand for their products and services.
It's supposed to work only in idle time, but what it thinks of as idle time (when the hard disk isn't working) usually doesn't jibe with how you see idle time (when you're not using the PC at all).
The separate throttle is split to control both engines individually, and offers detents that tell you when you're about to idle the engines and when you're about to light the afterburner (which can be removed if you're in a non-afterburning jet -- like indeed the A-10C is).
When growth resumed, idle plant and workers could easily be brought back into action.
This is hardly an idle concern when one thinks of data protected by HIPAA or FINRA, for example.
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The APU, for instance, powers the plane's systems when the engines are idle.
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The AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series graphics cards also utilize AMD ZeroCore Power technology which improves power savings when computers enter an idle state.
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When you're idle, it simulates random activity to keep you connected.
Boeing said the fire was traced to a battery unit that helps to power electrical systems when the engines are idle -- typically while a plane is being serviced or cleaned.
It is a terrible shock for an enterprise director when his factory is idle because he doesn't have some input, and he finds that some ministry is not at once discussing his problem.
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Boeing said in a statement that the fire was traced to a battery unit that helps power electrical systems when the engines are idle -- typically while a plane is being serviced or cleaned.
And as with all other hybrids the engine de-powers automatically when the car is at idle to further preserve fuel.
Instead of worrying about all that, Austin, 42, has been cutting costs and overhauling management when others might have sat idle.
As a non-consequential side benefit, it blocks rivals from using its idle production facilities when they face their own supply constraints.
Farmers can also add carbon-rich compost to the soil, and plant "cover crops" such as rye or vetch during parts of the year when land otherwise would lie idle.
There's also a new screensaver called Daydream that offers up news, photos and other content when a device is docked or idle.
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Those batteries are used to power electrical systems, especially when the plane's engines are idle.
Neither is he interested in idle conversation, as I found when I met him last week.
Sometimes, this is due to the strong opinions that a cabbie expresses when I ask a question or engage in idle chatter.
It is so realistic that when a firefighter pulls the throttles back to idle in the cockpit, fire coming out of engines will lessen.
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While talents are lost, ailing nations also can benefit when their jobless find work abroad rather than remain idle at home.
At a time when factories are closing and workers are being made idle, can companies continue to throw money at their F1 programs?
No need to idle an entire production line as General Motors recently did when expected sales of its plug-in electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt failed to materialize.
In previous work, they demonstrated that phones in idle listening mode expend roughly the same amount of power as they do when they're fully awake.
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When business was booming, it was a way to meet demand, but now production lines were idle.
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