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August 17

Which company has a globe as logo? (linked a photo)

In many TV shows, and films I've seen laptops being used which have a globe as a logo. There is a very high possibility that the logo I'm talking about is used to conceal original brand's logo. Here is a variant of the logo I'm talking about: link.

Thanks a lot in advance. Regards, —usernamekiran(talk) 11:12, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That'll be the World Bank's old logo, like here. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 11:24, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The globe like that is used often. The Royal Bank of Canada uses it in their lion and globe logo. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 15:02, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No company at all. Those are prop laptops. Usually old Apple laptops with a sticker over the Apple. For a variety of reasons, many film companies prefer a subtle fake brand to an overt, instantly recognizable unpaid product placement.

Here's an example.

Why is that globe sticker so common? Probably a popular studio's prop house slaps them on all their computers for consistency, then any time a TV show borrows a laptop from that prop house they get one of those globe laptops.

It's pretty common to see the same fake props appear in more than one show. Like this fictional newspaper.

ApLundell (talk) 15:14, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@ApLundell: Wow! That lady must be either very famous, or very notorious, or very well connected. —usernamekiran(talk) 19:43, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There's a text which is used for the same purpose [1]. Some companies take this more seriously than others - for example the B B C has a blanket ban on advertising, to the extent that it will not show a football match unless the advertising hoardings are covered. 92.8.219.206 (talk) 16:56, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The BBC is funded by a licence fee and so does not air adverts, and is not meant to give due prominence to one brand over another. They don’t have a blanket ban, and certainly don't request that advertisement hoardings are covered. -- AxG / ✉ 18:00, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

As I expected, the logo is just generic logo to cover-up logo of an actual brand. —usernamekiran(talk) 19:43, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Factors Affecting Power Drain on Android SmartPhone

What are the factors affecting the rate at which battery power on an Android smartphone (in particular, a Samsung Galaxy) is used up? Based only on what can be inferred, I would think that the major power consumption is for: the screen itself, which should be greater when the screen is bright; audio; and the CPU. The video and the audio are obvious, so part of my question is whether there are any unobvious issues that increase CPU utilization.

If this isn't a Computing question, is there a different Reference Desk for smartphones? (However, I would think that they are considered very small computers with software.) Robert McClenon (talk) 22:11, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Amount of apps that are running, and which ones they are (for example an app that downloads and displays video drains your battery faster than an app that only shows hello world). Battery quality (which degrades over time). Google "smartphone battery consumption" for stuff like https://www.techlicious.com/tip/whats-draining-your-android-battery/ (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 23:36, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Also, which communication protocols (like Bluetooth and WiFi) are enabled will matter, as some involve periodic polling to determine if a connection is present. StuRat (talk) 07:20, 18 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

... and the GPS circuitry if enabled. Dbfirs 17:43, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]