Battery Dieing Too Quick?

I text alot throughout the day, but today, the Usage was just on 42m and I could see the battery icon starting to drop. I just got my phone like a month ago. Is it true that using your phone while its charging shortens the battery lifetime? Are there bettery batteries out there for people who actually like to use their iPhone?

An iPhone reset does not power the iPhone off.
An iPhone reset is done by pressing and holding the home button and the sleep/wake or on/off button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo and then release - ignoring the slide to turn off prompt when doing so.
An iPhone reset is similar to a computer restart vs powering the iPhone or a computer off and on.
Isn't a reset going to get rid of all the applications and contacts? (those contacts arent on my computer)
An iPhone reset does not affect any data or settings. An iPhone is designed to sync with a supported application on your computer for contact info. If you don't do so, there is a chance you will lose all contact info on your iPhone one day. iPhone contact info is included with your iPhone's backup, which is created and maintained by iTunes during the sync process - as the very first step during the sync process if any data on your iPhone included with your iPhone's backup has changed since the last sync, which is usually 100% of the time. Other data is included with your iPhone's backup, which is why it isn't a good idea to depend on your iPhone's backup alone for this data.
How do you get by using your computer without your contact info available on your computer - at least email addresses for your contacts?
On a PC, Outlook 2003 or 2007 is supported along with the address book used by Outlook Express with XP, or the address book used by Windows Mail with Vista - the name change for Outlook Express with Vista.
On a Mac, you can sync with the Address Book application, or with Entourage 2004 or later - which is equivalent to Outlook on a Mac.

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