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Buy spare Nexus One battery direct from Google for US$25

You can now buy spare Nexus One battery direct from Google for US$25.

Power Saving Tip #3

Switch to 2G network when not web browsing or downloading. No point to continue using 3G/HSDPA connection which consumes a lot more power (albeit greater bandwidth) if you’re just needing the internet connection for instant messaging or push email.  2G/GPRS connection should be sufficient. This can be easily toggled on/off by entering the phone settings: [...]

Power Saving Tip #2

Connect to a Wi-Fi network whenever you can (e.g. in your office or at home) instead of relying on your 3G/HSDPA connection for internet access. Apparently, Wi-Fi connections requires less power to maintain. Tip is based on a text taken from Apple’s web page for iPhone’s battery: Note that if you frequently use your iPhone [...]

Power Saving Tip #1

Turn off GPS when not in use. GPS can drain your battery unnecessarily if you leave it running and you’ve enabled location feature in any application you use (i.e. Browser). You may not be needing the location feature all the time so why let the application spend the power and processing time? You can easily [...]

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