The latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones has impressive multimedia features

The latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones has impressive multimedia features that let you download, store and listen to and/or view a wide-variety of media types.

You can listen to music on your microSD card of 92p1101 ,,92P1071 ; stream live NBA basketball games via the popular NBA Game Time app; listen to your favorite artists via a number of different Internet radio offerings; or play handfuls of games you downloaded from RIM’s BlackBerry App World.

But each and every one of those activities drains significant BlackBerry battery-life, and you’d be wise to minimize use of most of them if you’re trying to save power for Fujitsu lifebook t4210 battery ,Fujitsu lifebook t4215 battery . That’s not to say you can’t brush up on your blackjack skills by playing a card-game app on the flight to Vegas. Or take advantage of Slacker Radio’s cool song-caching features so you can listen to Internet radio at the same time, without an Internet connection.

But you should be aware that such applications, especially apps that constantly stream data over wireless connections, are very likely eating up battery life like hungry gamblers at a casino buffet for Fujitsu lifebook t4215 battery . Many of these apps also require that you keep your display turned on while you use them, so the screen backlight is also draining battery every time you hit or stand in blackjack.

You should use data- or battery- intensive applications wisely, especially if you’re not carrying spare batteries or don’t plan to have access to a charger in the near future. Understand and Maximize Your Use of Wireless ConnectionsI touched on this point in my initial BlackBerry battery life tips story, so I won’t spend too much time here for 92P1102 ,92P1087 . But there are two more advanced suggestions I want to add.

You can easily activate or deactivate your BlackBerry wireless connections by clicking your “Manage Connections” icon and then choosing which options you desire–Mobile network “on”; Wi-Fi “off”; and Bluetooth “on,” for example.When you want to turn your data back on, just reverse the above-described process and turn the Data Services of 92P1075 . option back to On.

But you can also turn off all data connections while still leaving the voice-capabilities active. To do so, open the “Manage Connections” options, click the “Services Status” item and then click your BlackBerry Menu key, which is located directly to the left of your trackball/trackpad. Next, choose Mobile Network Options from the menu to VGP-BPS2 , and on the following screen, deactivate Data Services.

Note: Turning off your data services will save battery-life, but it will disable most of your device’s core functionality–anything that requires an Internet connection–so beware. The only core features that will work with data services disabled will be voice calls and SMS messaging of 92p1101 ,92P1060 . (I also find this trick helpful during vacations or off-time when I still want to be able to make calls, but don’t want to check my e-mail.)

If you’re using a 3G GSM device, like either BlackBerry Bold, you can also turn off your faster 3G connection for a less battery-intensive 2.5G, or EDGE, connection. Just click your Manage Connections icon again for Fujitsu lifebook t4010 battery , hit Mobile Network Options and scroll down to Network Mode. In the Network Mode menu, choose “2G.” But remember, you won’t be able to access your 3G network until you reactivate that network mode.

Close Unused Applications–Even if You Reopen Them SoonAgain, I addressed this point in my initial BlackBerry battery-life tips-post, but I’m taking it a step further here.Many BlackBerry applications utilize RIM’s respected “push” technology, which brings messages, notifications and alerts to your device almost instantly after the corresponding service receives them for VGP-BPS2 . That’s all fine and good–except for the fact that it takes battery life to initiative the transactions and receive new data.

The more apps you have open that use some sort of auto-update process, the more battery life those apps are eating up.So while my initial related tip was merely to close all “power-hogging” apps when they’re not in use for 92P1075 , today I’m suggesting you close ALL apps when you’re not employing them. You won’t receive updates or notifications, but you can always just reopen a specific app if you want to check it.

This also goes for IM applications, like BeeJive or IM+, which many BlackBerry users leaving running constantly. If you’re a heavy IM user, this tip may not play out for you of Fujitsu lifebook t4020 battery . But if you’re like me and rarely use IM via BlackBerry, except to initiate a quick conversation, you’ll be better off leaving your IM apps deactivated until you need them.

A quick way to determine which apps are running at a given time is to open up your BlackBerry Application Switcher ribbon by holding down the BlackBerry Escape key–directly to the right of your trackball/trackpad–for a few seconds for ,92P1071 . The core BlackBerry phone, browser, messages, BlackBerry Messenger and home screen icon cannot be closed, but anything else that shows up in your app switcher can be shutdown via the application menus.