Smartphone apps are fun – but they can suck the life right out of your device...

If your smartphone battery barely lasts the day – you’ve probably got too many apps on there...

There are a few things you can do with that iPhone or Android to get a little more out of your battery:

• Turn off push notifications. Those let you know when new email or messages arrive and all that automatic monitoring drains your battery. You can still check manually any time you want.

• Turn your Location Services off when you’re not using them. You probably don't really need them if you’re not using your GPS.

• Find the setting that will let you turn off any apps you’re not using. The less apps you have running, the more battery life you’ll have. There’s even an app to turn off your apps automatically. It’s called JuiceDefender.

Live wallpapers and animations are really cool – but they suck the life right out of your device. If you really like the bells and whistles – you might want to invest in an extended or secondary battery.