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Millions of corporate-issued cell phones are given to employees every year. Many companies realize these devices can be used as more than just a communications tool. Cell phones are constantly visible by clients, coworkers, friends, acquaintances and even the person standing next to you at Starbucks. People look at the phone and they see something – perhaps an Apple logo, a red case, or just the phone itself. These are called “impressions” by marketing folks.  If your company is paying for the phone, why not use these impression opportunities to promote your corporate brand and increase business?

Microsoft recently filed for a patent that would allow smartphone users to silence their devices by whacking them, open palm-style. The function, which could apply to ringtones, alarms, music, video, calendar reminders, or any related sources of audio, would use an accelerometer that, when activated with a whack, would send the signal to turn off the phone's speakers. In its filing, Microsoft provided 26 ways to smack the phone and turn it off. This type of violence gives new meaning to the term "cell phone battery" (zing!).

After months of rumors, leaks, false leads, and mockups, the iPhone 5 has finally been confirmed. Apple’s announcement verified what many suspected – the phone is slimmer with a 4-inch screen that accommodates a fifth row of apps and a whole new charging port. With Apple at the top of the cell phone market, consistently creating the next smartphone to beat, the announcement captured the attention of Apple enthusiasts and casual smartphone users alike.

The invitation has arrived: Apple's next press event will, indeed, take place on September 12 as long had been rumored.

It's all taking place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, the venue for many previous Apple press shindigs. This time around Apple's cryptic clue takes the form of the number "5" in a shadow coming down from the date of the event on the invitation.

The stylus merges old-fashioned pen-and-paper writing with modern touchscreen phones and tablets. Take note of this handy little tool, which is especially great for working with a tablet. Once you’re able to get your hand out of the way, your visibility is increased. This means you can surf the web more easily or draw and write more accurately.

Earlier this year we covered a story about the federal Mobile Telephone Law that prohibits commercial interstate truck drivers from holding a Push-To-Talk (PTT) phone while driving. California also passed a law this year requiring the use of a hands-free device when using a PTT phone while driving. We expect more states to pass similar laws in the coming months.

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It's not easy to set aside your phone for an hour and or two, especially if your job requires almost constant connection. If giving up your phone during a nice dinner out with friends or a date could save you money, though, would you do it?

There are case options for protecting your smartphone or tablet from water damage. But what if you want to use your phone by the pool without first taking the time to lock it into a case or seal it in a plastic bag? What if you're accident-prone and your phone has suffered water damage in the past but you don't want to add bulk to your slim, sleek new smartphone?

Fortunately, there’s a solution for you, too.

More details about the presumably imminent release of the next iPhone have emerged, if the typically anonymous spate of Internet sources are to be believed.

iMore, the first blog to publish reports that Apple plans to unveil its latest iteration of the smartphone on September 12, is now saying that pre-orders will begin that day and that the phone will be released nine days later, on September 21.