The biggest problem with any smart phone is their low battery life. No matter how feature rich your cell phone is, its limited battery life could prove to be a big problem in some situations. Several apps for different platform are available for download which could save the battery life of your phone by turning off some unnecessary features and programs which are consuming the power of your phone. A similar app is available for Android users.

The name of that application is JuiceDefender. What is does is that it lets us controls our phone’s APN and WiFi. With the help of this app, you can set a timer on your Android device, when the timer will expire, your device will check for notification, like New Email, tweets, etc. In this way, your cellphone would only use its Internet connection when your timer will expire, rest of the time it would remain disconnected from the Network to save power. This appears to be something which won’t help with the power saving, but its impact on battery life is quite noticeable.

More features, related with the connectivity of the Android phone to the tower are provided in its pro version, which can be downloaded for a price. If provides better management of APN/WiFi and has a better impact on the battery life of the phone.

ThinkFlood has launched a small IR (infra red) adopter for your iPhone/iPod Touch which could convert your device into a fully functional TV remote with lots of exciting features.

The RedEye Mini Infrared adapter fits into your 3.5mm jack. With the customizable iPhone app that is shipped with the adapter, you might soon be able to control every device in your home which operates with Infra-red, like radios, decks, DVD Player, Air Conditions, etc

The app can be downloaded via Apple app store for the price of $49.

[ThinkFlood via Engadget]

Nexus One had some trouble in getting the full broadband speed from its 3G networks and users were forced to use the Internet on their Nexus One with EDGE. A Nexus One user, Kevin faced a similar problem with his handset, and he was stuck with EDGE connectivity for several week, until he found out a solution. Now he is getting 3G Network speed (upto 1Mbps) on his Nexus One after applying a simple fix.

Follow these steps of Kevin to fix the 3G issue on your Nexus One:

In “Settings,” I went to “Wireless & networks.” Look for the “Mobile Networks” option at the bottom of this listing. The next screen has a “Network Operators” section — tap it. Your Nexus One will search for compatible GSM networks in the area. Once it’s complete, you’ll see the choices, which will consist of T-Mobile and/or AT&T. You’ll also see a choice to Select Automatically — tap it and your phone should say “Registered on network.” That’s it. That’s all I did and I immediately saw the phone jump from EDGE to T-Mobile’s fast 3G network.

You won’t have to re-apply this fix after you reboot your cellphone. Once the settings have been altered, it will remain there until changed again.

If you faced any problems during the procedure or faced any issues, then do let us know by leaving a comment.

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Skype is now widely available for most of the platform, from Symbian to Android, you’ll find an app for Skype everywhere. Now that Skype also supports Video Calling feature in their mobile apps, the trend of its usage is increasing everyday on a healthy pace.

But the biggest problem with adopting Skype as your main source of making local and International calls is its dependency on high-data-rate network, which is mostly wifi. Whenever you’re on a hotspot, you can easily make a call from Skype, but you can’t rely on it since it will require WiFi which is not available whenever required.

The alternate way could be using a 3G network, whose data rate are sufficient enough to handle a Skype call, but since the competition between cellular service provider is already heated, they won’t let Skype in the race of providing lower calling rates, and therefore most of the 3G service providers won’t allow you to make any call from Skype over your 3G Network. Though AT&T provided this facility in USA.

Now this problem has got a solution, and its available only for iPhone users now. There’s an app which you’ll need to install on your iPhone to make calls from Skype using your 3G Network. Here’s what you need to do:

• Jailbreak your iPhone. Search this blog about “Jailbreak iPhone” and you’ll find some guides, like this.
• Launch Cydia, and search for VoIPOver3G. Install it.
• Turn off WiFi to test the 3G capability. Launch Skype and login to your account.
• Now you should be able to make calls with Skype.

If you plan to use it more often, then I recommend buying an unlimited data plan from your carrier, since this application would be sucking a lot of bandwidth.

If you have any questions, or faced any problem during the procedure then please feel free to leave a comment below.

Infiniboard is an app for iPhone which allows vertical scrolling of home screen on your iPhone, which means that you can view the installed apps on your iPhone by not only flipping horizontally, but also vertically, like its being done in Nexus One and Palm-pre.

Currently the InfiniBoard is in beta testing, but the rumors are that the final version of app will be released on the 7th of March, 2010 and will be available for download via Cydia.

Chpwn, the developer of ProSwitcher and InfiniDock, has announced that his latest tweak should be available in Cydia at around 5:00pm (PST). With Infinidock, you can have large amount of icons on your dock, up to 10 per page, and the ability to horizontially scroll through them, right on the dock.

Chpwn has posted a video on Youtube, presenting a demo of Infiniboard. Check it out:

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The latest toy of Apple is rumored to be released on the 26th of March of this year, according to some sources. The device was supposed to be launched earlier but it was delayed due to its heavy demand in the market.

Most likely, the iPad would be available for Apple employees from 10th of March, while it would be available for general public from 26th of March [Wi-Fi compatible]. The 3G version of this device is set to be released in the month of May.

Here are some other interesting roots from the grapevine:

• The actual release date hasn’t been set, but March 26 is very likely.
• The 3G versions won’t be available until April or May.
• Commercials will start airing on March 15. E-book capabilities will be emphasized.
• People who camp out for the iPad lauch will receive a “special gift.”

Lets see if Apple becomes successful in producing their iPad in mass quantity for their fanboys. The product has been delayed already and with the passage of time, its demand continues to grow without any pauses. So lets just wait till 10th of the March and find out what Apple has got in its mind!

Microsoft has launched a new app in their Zune store which is for facebook. Earlier in the November of 2009, Microsoft released Zune HD 4.3 firmware which added the support of 3D games and apps.

Unfortunately, this app faced certain technical issues according to CrunchGear and you may face some problems while installing it on your Zune.

Microsoft has this to say:

After launching the Facebook application for the Zune HD, we discovered a technical issue related to the API calls to Facebook which does not allow Zune users to view News Feed. The Facebook and Microsoft engineering teams are working together and hope to have a solution in the coming days

But despite of all these issues, this app is a major hit in the Zune marketplace and getting thousands of downloads daily. You can download this application from either Zune Market place or from the desktop client software on your PC. Make sure you have HD 4.3 firmware before installing the app.

Grooveshark is one of the most popular online music streaming service provider and they have now launched their iPhone app to serve their users even better. Though this app is still not available via iPhone App store, chances are that it will soon be available to download from there.

Grooveshark say’s :

Right now there is not a Grooveshark application for iPhones through Apple’s iPhone App Store. Unfortunately at this time, Apple is unwilling to work with Grooveshark to approve our application.

The application can be download via Cydia on Jailbroken iPhones. Currently they are offering limited features in their app which lets you listen to the latest music on radio, create your own music list, listen it offline, etc

Currently, this app provides numerous facilities like play or preview songs, save and make Playlists,  listen live online radio, listen to your favorite tracks offline and enjoy almost any International radio station you want to.

If you have missed out on some of the matches of Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 and want to watch highlights of the event, or simply interested in getting a live web feed of the event, which you can enjoy at your work and home, then we have got some awesome links for you to share with.

Here are some websites which you can visit to watch the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Live:

BBC Vancouver 2010 Live Coverage :- This is the ultimate resource online for staying up to date on the latest happening at the Winter Games. You will be able to access everything from results and schedule information, to medal results, information about athletes and countries, and in depth commentary and info on all events.

Official Vancouver 2010 site:- This site is the official site for the Winter Games and is definitely an excellent place to get live updates and high quality footage of everything happening in Vancouver. With an easy to use interface, highlights and news updated live and always just a click away, this is certainly a great place to get your fix of the Olympics.

Watch Vancouver Olympics.com:- This site was proving to be an excellent way to get live footage and results, however last time we checked it was “temporarily unavailable”. Keep posted to this site though, as it will most likely be back up and running shortly.

CTV Winter Olympics :-  A Major Canadian TV Channel website live broadcasting from Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Twitter:- You can also get live updates and opinion of different people using twitter about the event by searching for the tags #olympics #vancouver2010 #winterolympics on Twitter.

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Engadget is reporting that according to telegraph, Nexus One will be available for UK-based customers of Vodafone by April of this year. Without revealing the source, telegraph states that it would be launched to an unknown price, but chances are that it would cost almost same as an iPhone.

Currently there are penalty of smartphones which have already captured the market, but despite all this, Nexus One would be a strong competitor. When launched, Google Nexus One will be in direct competition with European release of the Desire, HTC’s remix of the Nexus One with Sense. Only time can tell which one among them will dominate the UK cellphone market.