MacNotable Dan Frakes provides from tips for improving the battery life of your iPhone battery, courtesy of The Wirecutter‘s extensive article on the subject. You might be surprised the difference, good and bad, items such as ad blockers, specific apps and music streaming can make if you’re looking for battery life longevity. Dan also provides his thoughts on the Apple Battery case, then goes into some details about The Wirecutter’s rather intense approach to evaluating products, and their unique style of published reviews.
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Dan Frakes is a respected technology writer, book author, and editor, as well as an authority on digital media (including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad) and consumer audio. Currently, he serves as Senior Editor at The Wirecutter. He is a former Senior Editor and “Mac Gems†columnist at Macworld. He was previously Senior Reviews Editor for Playlist magazine and Website and at various times an Editor, Contributing Editor, and columnist for MacFixIt.com. His blog is at DanFrakes.com and you can follow him on Twitter.
Links:
What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do to Extend Your Phone’s Battery Life by Dan Frakes, NickGuy and Kevin Purdy, on The Wirecutter
1Blocker – Block ads, tracking scripts, anything – Salavat Khanov
Purify Blocker: No Ads. No Tracking. Lightning-Fast Browsing in Safari. – Chris Aljoudi
The Best Battery Cases for iPhone 6, 6s, 6 Plus, and 6s Plus by Nick Guy, on The Wirecutter
Apple Battery Case for iPhone 6 and 6S
The Best Broom, Dustpan, and Dust Mop by Kimber Streams, on The Sweethome
The Best Electric Vehicle by Eric Everts, on The Wirecutter