we've got too parallel threads going, so I'll repost what I just posted on the other one:
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sorry to hijack your thread slightly, but I just took the time to read the documentation for SystemPanel (a manual task killer for those who don't know it). I was a bit enlightened to learn that killing apps to free memory actually is detrimental to battery life because Android will have to waste energy to reload them later. Also pointed out is "It takes the same amount of power to hold "nothing" in memory as it does to hold actual data."
Please reference (it's a good read):
Task Management | android.nextapp.com
Why Automatic Task Killing is a Bad Idea | android.nextapp.com
I'm going to stop killing apps like Maps, and Sprint Zone, and MP3 Store for a few days and see what happens.
P.S. I've had two consecutive reboots today, we'll see what happens in the coming days.