The New York Times: How To Keep Gadget Batteries Juiced For Longer
New York Times tech journalist Erica Taub offers a bunch of sometimes surprising tips on how to reduce battery drain in mobile devices, including changing cellular carrier, dimming the screen, not searching for networks as much and so on – nine in all.
”If you’re a recent convert to smartphones, you’re probably still discovering all the amazing things that your new BlackBerry, Android phone or iPhone can do. But one thing you most likely found out right away: the more you do, the shorter your phone’s battery lasts.
”While a standard cellphone’s charge can easily go three days or more, many smartphone owners are dismayed to learn that their new mobile toy requires charging every 24 hours, or even more often. It was great that I could use one device — my iPhone — to check my calendar and respond to multiple incoming calls during January’s Consumer Electronics Show, but I paid the price when its battery died at 2 p.m.”