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Which Apps Consume the Most of Your Wireless Data?

If you have a smartphone with a monthly data limit, here are some tips on what types of phone use will gobble up your precious megabytes:

— Streaming video and videoconferencing. The biggest offender. One minute of YouTube-quality video eats up 2 megabytes. If you're on a plan that gives you 200 megabytes per month, you can't even watch Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video once per day. If you're on a 2 gigabyte plan you can, but don't make your iPhone a replacement for a TV. In either case, it's fine to indulge in YouTube and Netflix if you're on Wi-Fi.

— Streaming audio. The second biggest offender, and potentially more serious. While video is something we need to see to enjoy, Internet radio is more of an accompaniment to other activities, such as jogging or doing dishes. That means some people like to keep it on for hours. Audio consumes about a quarter of the data that video does, but 10 minutes a day will break the bank if you're on a 200 megabyte plan. One hour a day of Pandora consumes nearly a gigabyte, which you can afford if you're on a 2-gigabyte plan and don't use other data-hogging apps.

— Photos. If you're a real shutterbug, photos can consume significant amounts of data. Sending and viewing photos both count toward your monthly limit. Posting 10 photos per day eats up most of a 200 megabyte plan. If you're on a 2-gigabyte plan, you probably don't have to worry about photos.

— Maps. Navigation apps consume lots of data when they retrieve map images, up to a megabyte a minute. You're also likely to use them for long periods of time when you're away from Wi-Fi, such as when you're driving. Watch out for these.

— Web surfing. Web pages vary widely in size, so this will depend quite a bit on whether you like to visit graphically rich sites (lots of data) or spare, text-oriented ones (less data). But roughly speaking, ten pages a day will eat up about half of a 200 megabyte plan. Again, those on 2-gigabyte plans don't need to worry much about surfing.

— Facebook . Roughly equivalent to Web surfing. Status updates won't take much data, but sending photos and viewing friends' pictures will.

— Email. Most emails are tiny, in terms of data. Basically, you can send and receive email all you want, as long as they don't have attachments such as photos.

— Twitter . Like email, these short messages don't use much data, but if you follow a lot of people and click on links, usage adds up.

SKorean lawyer wages privacy fight against Apple

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean lawyer who is an avid user of the iPhone is waging a authorized privacy battle in opposition to Apple Inc. more than the system’s tracking capabilities.

Kim Hyeong-seok explained Friday that he has gotten at minimum sixteen,000 folks in South Korea to join him in a class-motion lawsuit he ideas to file towards the company in a Seoul court in early August.

The 36-calendar year-outdated worldwide trade and enterprise attorney has by now gotten Apple’s Korean unit to shell out him 1 million won ($ 945) above a lawsuit he took to a regional South Korean courtroom in April.

His criticism was that the iPhone’s monitoring of end users’ places violated South Korea’s constitutional appropriate to privacy and also induced him “mental tension.”

That hasn’t stopped him from continuing to use his iPhone four as nicely as an iPad.

“I like Apple,” Kim mentioned in a mobile phone job interview from his workplace in the town of Changwon, positioned about 240 miles (380 kilometers) southeast of Seoul.

In reality, Kim says he is afflicted with “Apple mania.”

But he provides his authorized struggle is about “right or incorrect.”

The fit will find 1 million won in damages for every single participant, he mentioned.

Kim’s combat arrives as the iPhone has shaken up the South Korean mobile mobile phone industry because it went on sale in November 2009.

The cellphone has unleashed a smartphone war and prompted nearby businesses Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. to increase their video games. Samsung has challenged the iPhone with its Galaxy line of Android-centered smartphones whilst LG has been pushing its Optimus line.

Kim started his legal fight in April right after reading through that iPhones could retailer knowledge which could possibly be employed to monitor the movements of users.

He filed a lawsuit in the nearby Changwon District Court in search of damages.

Kim mentioned the courtroom ruled in his favor in Might and awarded him the financial hurt he sought. The firm did not contest the ruling and Apple Korea paid out the income on June 27, Kim mentioned.

A Changwon District Court spokesman confirmed the ruling and payment.

Kim said he believes the payment was the initial Apple has manufactured anywhere in the earth relating to the tracking issue, which surfaced in April. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency described it was the first in South Korea.

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