So far none of the support answers are accurate! It has nothing to do with apps running in the background! It is a flaw in the battery design and the lack of an Advanced Power Management System (APMS). Further more, the processor overheats causing the battery to drain even faster! Everyone should be aware of these issues since Windows 95, and the debate with the APMS when it was ruled necessary to have it. The current processor exceeds both it's operating temps, and proper voltage regulation. This shown through all the Palm products ( in reviewing the support forums). The problem at hand is that processor is over-worked through improper voltage, temperature, and program regulation. The lack of a proper cache creates lock-ups, a.k.a. a program crash or failure. Similar to automobiles, when the alternator fails, the battery and starter will equally fail because inherently the voltimeter is built into the alternator. In microelectronics, the voltimeter must be consistent or the cpu clock fails. In this case, the APMS sends a signal trouble code that shuts down power to the failing device in event of failure. Of course there's no visible POST process. I had the Palm Pixi 120eww crash a few times and reboot. The processor gets equally as hot as a single core PC processor. Of course by then the resistance has increased. All the issues that should not have taken place has. What do you expect to have happen when the power-source or processor fails!
