See Queen Beecon Widget Main Thread and WIKI
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1. The World Cup 2010 QBW updates every 20 seconds with 2 HTTP WGETs from the internet
2. The Poker Dice Deck QBW updates every 10 seconds, via DBUS method, the 5 Poker Dices QBWs
3. The Dice QBW updates its shape every 3 seconds and at the same time auto-updates its own position on screen via DBUS method call
4. The QBW on top center of the screen updates with time/date every 5 seconds
5. The CPU Frequency QBW on top right of the screen updates every 20 seconds
6. The Flickr QBW updates every 10 seconds with 2 HTTP WGETs from the internet
7. The creepy Gyro Accelerator controlled QBW at bottom right of the screen is driven by QBW DBUS Monitor feature which senses the tilt and rotation of the phone

Just to give and idea about the stress put on the phone!