I used to have to restart my iPhone whenever an app froze on me, but now I just hold the home button down for about six seconds to force quit the frozen app. Why don’t they tell you this in the manual? Not that anyone would read it anyways, but still.

The most basic way to think about this is to limit the functionality of your iPhone. If you need to maintain battery life because you are going to be away from charging options for a period of time then you are going to have to cut down on the entertainment functions. The iPod takes the most, especially for video.

Bluetooth itself is a large mechanism for draining the iBattery. If you are not prone to this type of phone use then it is important to keep it off at all times. Go to the Settings icon and then the General tab. Here you have the option to turn off Bluetooth capabilities completely.

The same is true both of the push Email function and Wi-Fi. If you do not plan on using either for a period of time you can turn them off, though keeping Email off is a better option. For Email you can go to Settings, Fetch New Data, and change it to Manually. If you turn off automatic Wi-Fi then it will stop searching for networks anytime you are using an internet application. Go to Settings, select Wi-Fi, and simply turn it off.

Your phone automatically comes set to go into sleep mode if you have not been using your phone for a couple minutes. This is also true when you are on the phone, all in the name of battery life. Do not alter this because it will cause an unnecessary change in battery life and will make it drain on a constant basis.

The best way to conserve battery life is to treat it well from the beginning. When you first get your phone make sure that you charge the battery fully and then let it drain to nothing on first use without charging it. Try to keep the battery warm whenever possible and always keep up on phone cleaning and maintenance.

It is true that everyone wants to be able to take full advantage of their phone, from playing Sim City while sitting on the bus to watching episodes of friends while in the dentist’s chair. It is important to remember that the most important function of the phone is to make calls, and if you do not have the option to charge the phone then you need to preserve its key use.

Yes, iPhone/iPod Touch does not come with Copy/Paste function and despite countless pleas to Apple to implement this feature, there is still no news that this function is going to be included in the future firmware upgrade.

Nevertheless, if you are willing to jailbreak your iPhone/iPod Touch and void the guarantee, you still can get the Copy/Paste to work. For those who are yearning for the Copy/Paste function, here is how you can get it working on your iPhone.

I used to be militant about not wanting to switch my cell service to AT&T, but I’ve been fiddling around with my buddy’s iPhone enough that now I REALLY want one. Any advice for getting out of my Sprint contract?

First of all, congratulations, you’ve finally caught on. Secondly, you don’t fiddle around with an iPhone, you perform MIRACLES OF HANDHELD COMPUTING. (Although I do support militantness nearly everywhere I can find it. *Raises fist.*)

Thirdly, you’re neck-deep in luck, my friend, but only if you act fast. Sprint recently increased its administrative charge to 99 cents per line. Of course, this is a change to your contract and entitles you to cancel said contract without being subjected to the ETF, or Early Termination Fee. (You might have to argue with them on the phone a little, but stick to your guns. Salty would. In fact, you should just borrow my guns.) But you need to dispute the contract change within 30 DAYS, meaning before this Saturday, so do it, um, right now. Then enjoy your iPhone.