Just a comment regarding shutting down applications on Android.
You can turn off applications on a stock Android phone without any other applications. But it is hidden well. Go to Settings -> Applications > Manage applications. Choose the application you want to turn off and under "Controls" there should be a button "Force stop".
It's clearly not as easy to get to as it should though. And the Android OS should really be tweaked to turn off applications if the CPU is over loaded. (Or for that matter, they could just not run applications the user has not used for some time or turn down priority of applications in the background.)
Too bad they missed reviewing the actual ultimate throttle + stick combo: the Thrustmaster Cougar. Rugged and solid doesn't even begin to describe that stick. (It's metal all the way.)
I had a FLCS+TQS combo before but upgraded because I wanted a modern stick with USB. While the FLCS and TQS combo was in the same class as other joysticks the Cougar is just in a completely different league.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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You can turn off applications on a stock Android phone without any other applications. But it is hidden well. Go to Settings -> Applications > Manage applications. Choose the application you want to turn off and under "Controls" there should be a button "Force stop".
It's clearly not as easy to get to as it should though. And the Android OS should really be tweaked to turn off applications if the CPU is over loaded. (Or for that matter, they could just not run applications the user has not used for some time or turn down priority of applications in the background.)