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How to get Longer iPhone 3G Battery Life

So you've finally got that spiffy new iPhone 3G. You've waited for a long time for 3G speed, location services, and those really cool iPhone third-party applications and now you're happy. What? You're upset with the battery life?

This is the most common complaint I've heard from the lucky folks who have the 3G iPhone: with some usage, by the end of the day, their battery is almost dead or dead. And, there's no way to swap the battery with a fresh one to fix this problem.

Apple iPhone Operating Guidelines

Seems Apple has posted some operating guidelines that will help users determine whether or not their iPhone is working correctly. The following is a sample of the topics covered on their page and the url.

  • Accoustic-speaker/microphone/receiver
  • Power / Battery
  • Display
  • General phone use
  • Camera
  • Accessories
  • SIM
Click on the url for detailed information:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305689#faq12

David Pogue Answers Your iPhone Questions - Part 2

In case you missed David Pougue's first iPhone FAQ click here to read. Well, Pogue is back with round two of his iPhone FAQ and it answers a lot of questions!

So far:
- NO Java MAYBE Flash
- Jobs says YouTube would work with deal with YouTube
- Adding ringtones from your iPod is undecided
- Charges with a sync dock or plug just like the iPod
- The phone doesn't run Leopard OSX but rather a stripped down OSX with a phone interface
- No bluetooth or wireless syncing
- Google Docs and Spreadsheet should work in theory.

Read More here from Pogue's iPhone FAQ part 2.

David Pogue Answers Your iPhone Questions

David Pogue was inundated with a slew of questions regarding his brief meeting with Steve Jobs and Apple's iPhone. While Pogue only spent a few minutes with the phone he was able to answer a whole lot of questions that we were dying to know!

Here's just a sampling of the questions that were answered:
Will there be a non-Cingular version? --Not within the first two years.

Can I put my T-Mobile SIM card in it instead of Cingular? --No.

But what if I keep asking? Then will it be available beyond Cingular? --No.

Can it run Mac OS X programs? --No.

Can I add new programs to it? --No. Apple wants to control the look and feel and behavior of every aspect of the phone.

Does it run programs from Palm, Symbian, Windows? --No.

Does it connect to iChat? --No.

Does it have games? --No.

Is it ambidextrous? --No.

Does it have GPS? --No.

Read the rest of the article here: David Pogue's iPhone FAQ.

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