With powerful mobile phones that allow us to surf the web, check our email, and play Angry Birds for hours on end, it’s no surprise that their battery life is limited. Smartphones have so much to offer, that sometimes we forget that they are merely machines running on battery juice. While the battery life on your Android phone may never be exactly how you would ideally like it, there are several steps you can take to better preserve its juice. Before you run out and buy a pricy car charger or download a tedious and space consuming app that claims to “kill tasks” and save battery life, try these three tricks that you can do immediately on your Android to help save battery life.

Turn Off Bluetooth Function

One of the easiest and most common ways to waste battery life on your cell phone is by leaving features and programs on that are not being used. While this may sound trite, be sure to turn off any programs and features your phone offers if you are not using them. This can really up your phone’s battery life. One of the most common battery suckers is the Bluetooth function on your phone. Many people either fail to realize that their Bluetooth function is actually activated or fail to realize just how much battery the function uses. If you are not using your phone’s Bluetooth capabilities, switch it to the off position. Most Android phones have the Bluetooth on and off switch on a widget on your home screen. If Bluetooth is left on and you are not using it, your phone will waste its battery life trying to locate Bluetooth signals. To better preserve your phone’s juice, turn this function off when it is not immediately needed.

Use Airplane Mode When Possible

There are many times throughout the day where your phone should either be off or is put on silent and you are not using it. Oftentimes, people will place their phone on silent during the work hours and not look at it for more than just the time. Other times, when you go to a doctor’s appointment or a meeting we will turn our phones off for that short period of time. However, what many smartphone users fail to realize is that turning on and off your phone regularly can actually waste more of your battery juice than you think. Rather than turning your phone off for the short period that you are not using it or putting it on silent when all you are using if for is a watch, try utilizing the Airplane Mode function. When your phone is on Airplane Mode it cannot receive or transmit any sort of data. This means that it cannot receive calls or texts and you cannot make them. This will significantly save battery life when used in the right way.

Figure Out What is Actually Eating Your Battery

As with most things, one of the easiest ways to resolve an issue is to know what is causing the issue. In the case of your phone’s battery, this is most certainly true. Most Android devices on the market today have a built in way to see what features your phone is using its battery on. Many Android users don’t know that this invaluable feature exists. Learn what aspects of your phone use is the most draining for the battery by going to your phone’s Setting, the About Phone section, and then tapping the Battery Use tab. This page will give you the percentage of your battery that is expended on your phone being idle, cell standby, the display, media, and more. By evaluating where most of the battery power is going, you can then work to remedy the problem and altering your use of your phone.

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Today many mobile devices offer smooth internet over them through 3G. This latest Nokia offering though will certainly get mobile users in India thinking. To get users closer to the internet, the company reveals the Nokia 2730 classic phone with 3G with a very affordable price.

Claiming to be the company’s most affordable 3G device in India, the phone sports a compact and sleek fabrication. Loaded with a host of innovative features, it claims to enhance the internet experience to the hilt. The phone is additionally equipped with a wide array of Nokia services such as Ovi Mail, Nokia Messaging and Nokia Life Tools. The browsing capabilities of the phone should enable users to share and manage their life conveniently.

“Nokia has always had a holistic approach towards driving the adoption of 3G in India, both at the infrastructure and at the handset level. As the market leader, our investment into different technologies has always been aimed at being future ready and today with the launch of Nokia 2730 classic we have a portfolio of over 20 3G enabled handsets in the market.” Vineet Taneja, Director Marketing Nokia India mentioned. “We firmly believe that 3G technologies and future enhancements will offer the most expeditious and cost-effective means of providing mobile internet access to the mass market.”

The handset is just about 109.6 x 46.9 x 14.4 in dimensions and is offered in black and dark magenta colors. It weighs just about 87.7g. The battery offers a maximum of 7.4 hours talktime and 16.5 days standby time. 3G support along with the integrated Opera mini browser should further allow quicker search and browsing.

Some other attributes of the phone are Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera, Stereo FM radio, 1000 entry capacity phonebook, calculator, integrated handsfree speaker, expense manager and support for MMS, Email, Flash message and Audio message. The Big Key mat is also easy to use.

The Nokia 2730 classic with 3G support is priced at just Rs. 4,499.

After the Apples’s iPad making news its time for DELL.Not only did Michael Dell let out word about the company’s upcoming Dell Mini 5 slate, he also let TechCrunch take a quick look at it.

Dell’s CEO flashed the slate at the World Economic Forum which was convened in Switzerland, says Crunchgear. The device appears to run Android 1.6 and is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. It sports an in-built 5MP camera and offers Wi-Fi, 3G mobile as well as Bluetooth connectivity.

Michael Dell also claimed that the 5” tablet will be out within a few months. Until more specifications about the Dell Mini 5 slate emerge, the price tag seems a little heavy to most for such a device. The anticipated price is cited to be $1,098 (approx. Rs.50,804) before carrier subsidy.