Battery and charging problems.

So I have had my iPhone 3G for roughly a year now. I have started to notice that my battery is losing life quicker. Not only that, but last night my usb wall charger stopped working and I have to charge my phone through the computer, which I hate doing. Has any one else experienced these problems? If so, how did you fix them?

I followed the articles and advice on the troubleshooting tips on the apple.com website to help extend battery life. There are several settings that can be turned off. My problem is that my new phone battery is only lasting a few hours (and that's without use). I have had this problem now with 2 different iPhones - and the apple store has thought its been a "runaway app" as the usage time has been really high even when I haven't used the phone. So frustrating because my new phone does not have any apps loaded on it except for what came on it. I'm trying to figure out if I'm not charging it correctly (but it indicates that the battery is full!).

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