Simple Steps to make your iPhone 5 Battery Last Longer

Increase iPhone Battery to increase productivity

Though the iPhone5 is one of the leading Smartphones in the market today, apple fans’ biggest concern has been its battery life despite its having a bigger battery than its predecessor iPhone4S. For instance, if you are on a long drive without a backup charger then a drained iPhone5 is the biggest headache. Nevertheless, there are multiple ways to make your battery last longer. Though some of the steps might look difficult to do when navigating through the settings of your iphone, the returns of following these simple steps are fabulous.
Packed up with so many fabulous features, it is hard to believe that the iphone5 has  any issues. But the reality is that the battery  life is actually one of the biggest negative points. Here are some simple ways by which you can increase your battery’s life:

• Kill Background Apps

Most of us open multiple apps but forget to close them. Most users actually are not even aware that the apps are not closed.  These apps run in the background and consume the battery. Hence we need to kill them. Just double press the Home button so that you can open the app switcher. Once the icons are visible, hold your finger on any of the icons until they start jiggling. A little X(close button) will appear on all the apps. Just click on the X to close all the apps manually.

• Limit usage of Location Services

Most of the apps when installed use location services to customize the services/offering based on locations. Though this feature looks impressive, this actually reduces battery life. You can enable or disable the location services by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services, where you can see a list of all apps from your iphone5 that are using the location feature. Most of the features are turned on by default or you should have chosen ‘yes’ when you installed the apps. A power-hungry chip can reduce battery life unless location services are turned off.

• Email Fetching

One of the most common things that we do with a Smartphone is use it to browse our emails. The faster services provided by network providers makes accessing email at any location a very (much delete) pleasant experience. But while emails are getting loaded they do consume the battery. It is called Push Services and this Push Email can impact your battery life. If you don't rely on Push Email, then you can turn it off by visiting Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data, and turn  off "Push." Email can  easily be fetched from non-push services.

• Turn Off applications such as WiFi and Bluetooth when you are not using them

When not using the applications just turn them off. It can help you preserve the battery life because your device will not be constantly be searching for those applications.  WiFi hotspots or paired Bluetooth devices are common applications that consume the battery. You can Turn off WiFi by visiting Settings > Wi-Fi and flip the Switch to "Off"; and, Bluetooth by visiting Settings > Bluetooth, and flipping the switch to "Off."

• Reduce the Brightness

Your phone brightness can also eat up your phone battery. Hence go to Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper, and choose the lowest brightness that you are most comfortable with.

• Connection while no coverage areas

Your Phone always tries to maintain a connection with the cellular tower and consume power even in low- or no-coverage areas. Hence you can turn the device to Airplane Mode which can increase battery life in these situations though you cannot receive  calls even if tower signal comes and goes. To turn on Airplane Mode, go to Settings and set Airplane Mode to On.
The above  experiences have been proved to be effective by multiple iphone users. So try these options and save your iphone5 battery.

Android Handset : Parental Control can be Easily Implemented

Android Phones have captivated the imagination of adults and children alike. With variety of available Android apps coupled with advanced features of Android Phones, Kids have been using the phones for most of their daily tasks. But with increase usage, some parents are worried about misuse. It is definitely difficult to track kids activity, if parental control apps are not installed. Hence choose among the various apps available to protect your kids and get rid of your nightmare.



Off late Android mobile devices are becoming talk of the town. Initially the looks of the Android Phones along with the various apps were not attractive for the younger generation. But with aggressive marketing strategies by Android vendors along with the support of Android community, kids are using Android phones extensively.

Some parents also gift Android Smartphone to their kids so that they can enjoy. Actually some surveys have found out that kids like to show off their cool Android Smartphone and at the same time have been using their phones for various tasks. But with increased freedom also comes responsibility. It is quite difficult for the kids to understand this and parents/adults need to step in to draw a line on the Android phone usage.

Since these concerns are well founded, Android makers have developed various apps to help parents implement the control. One of the popular parental control app is Mobile Spy. Installing this app is a simple process and once installed you can track all the activities that your kids do with Android phone. Some of the common things that are captured are incoming and outgoing calls, videos watched, chat messages, pictures shared, videos shared and so on. The list of tracked features is big. In addition the app also throws an alert when kids accessed a blocked application. Armed with so much data parents can also analyze and correct any incorrect actions if needed.

When installing apps, read some forums to see if the apps can be tampered. Android Community is very active and most of your concerns can be easily addressed. Monitoring Software remaining on the mobile is important so that you can track. There are also some apps that use GPS feature to track your kids location. But most of the GPS apps do not provide additional functionality. But you can combine apps functionality to suit your needs.

Other common parental control software’s are SmyleSafe, MobShield, Parental Control by VNG software. The list of software is growing and choose the one that best fits your requirement. Log on to your Android Play Store and implement these apps to get peace of mind. Be mindful that these controls are good for limiting problematic behaviors that can impact your kids. Talk to them if they have any concern. It is better to implement the control rather than worrying about your kids behaviors and well-being.

HTC's next flagship smartphone M7 will be launched soon

HTC next release seems to be exciting the Android market. Having lost in Android Smartphone market to Samsung, the new M7 features are the most talked about. Especially the Ultrapixels camera in a mobile is worth waiting for the surprise.

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HTC Next big launch is already created the much-needed buzz in Android world. This buzz gives good marketing platform for HTC, which has seen its market value decline after the Samsung launched its Galaxy series of Smartphone. HTC existing model such as One X and One X+ did not help the Taiwanese company to grow its market share the way it would have expected. For sure older models will pave the way for the new M7, which is sure to be packed with rich features.

When the initial rumors came about this phone, it was reported that the camera would have higher resolution. But according to latest reports the camera will have high value ultrapixel sensor leading to a high-resolution 4.3-megapixel image. Surely this is one feature that can give  Samsung and Apple run for their money.

Since this will be a flagship product from HTC, it is not expected to be any cheaper than the popular phone already available in the market. Though earlier rumors of this phone and the release dates were never confirmed, this time it is different. Already Carphone Warehouse in the UK, and Vodafone in Germany have started selling M7 phones and this quite confirms that rumors will come true this time. HTC boss Peter Chou also hinted about M7 during firm's year-end party in Taipei. Only time will tell us.

Experts who have seen the rise of HTC using Android and then the fall after Samsung superiors Galaxy phones, are doubting HTC ability to impress with M7. HTC has used similar strategy earlier by making its technology superior but it has not reaped any significant benefits. So book  your calendar for Feb. 19 and wait for big launch of HTC M7 in New York and London. Whether the phone is called M7 or something else needs to watched at the launch event. So are you excited?