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School buses, lunch boxes, sneaking out of gym class, and cell phones: It must be back to school time!

This year, as Summer gives way to Fall and kids of all ages get rounded up and herded back into classrooms, PhoneDog's got you covered on the latest cell phones, apps and accessories, how to use them, and when not to. Look for specially tagged "Back 2 School" articles on the site over the coming weeks, starting with our Buyers' Guide to Back to School phones. And stay tuned for some giveaways and your chance to sound off about how phones should - and shouldn't - be used in and out of the Halls of Education.

It's Back 2 School, PhoneDog style!

ExclusiveClassroom Tech: Using cell phones to create a positive digital footprint

Back To School 2010 This year I am inviting students to use their cell phones to leave a positive digital footprint in their wake. I want students to embrace technology and learn skills that will help them throughout their lives. I want students to communicate with...

ExclusiveHave cell phones changed the way we communicate?

Back To School 2010 I still remember the first phone call I made from a cellphone. I was at a park waiting for my friend to show up and I called her mother on her cellphone to ask when they would be there. It. Was. Awesome. For the first time I didn't have to wait...

UpdatedTablets, Tablets, Tablets: PhoneDog's Buying Guide

Android We seem to be approaching the Golden Age of all-touch slate computers. Or, at least, the Golden Age of every OEM on the planet trying to sell you one. Whether or not the world really wants a thousand and one new touchable slates remains to be seen;...

ExclusiveYou don't need a tablet or e-Reader but you're gonna want one

Android The rise of e-Readers and the second coming of the tablet computer threatens to further blur the lines and make mobile more people's primary way of communicating with one another. While it remains to be seen if the success of Apple's iPad will...

ExclusiveMessaging phones may be cheaper, but at what cost?

Back To School 2010 Smartphones are getting better and better - bigger and better screens, faster processors, higher resolution cameras, and just plain awesome designs. Why is it that, with all this technology that is being used to improve one category of phones, the...

UpdatedBack to School: Top 10 Android apps to make life easier

Android Here we all are, sooner than we all expected, heading back to school. As Sydney pointed out in our previous Back to School session, nobody needs a smartphone. However convenient they may be or how simple/complicated they may make our lives, they are...

PollPoll: Which of the following do you own or plan to purchase by the end of the year?

Back To School 2010 We're working up a big overview of the Tablet Computer and e-Reader (hardware and apps) scene as part of our Back to School coverage. But first, a question for you: How many of you are considering purchasing - OR already own - a dedicated...

PopularMessaging phones are cheaper and you don't need a smartphone anyway

Back To School 2010 Seriously, how many of us really need to check our e-mail every ten minutes? I don't mean "need," I mean NEED. (You know what I'm talking about. There's a difference between the need in quotation marks and the capitalized one.) Or how many of us...

ExclusiveWhat are the rules of Good TXTing?

Back To School 2010 PhoneDog wants your rules, tips, tricks and stories: When is it okay to TXT and when should you talk face to face or just keep quiet?

UpdatedWhich phone should I buy? "Back to school" edition

Back To School 2010 "Which phone should I get?" Given my line of work, I get this question regularly from friends, family, and colleagues. Choosing a carrier is tough enough, but the sheer number of phones available (with more arriving each week) complicates a buying...

UpdatedSydney's Top 5: Back to school edition

Back To School 2010 I have very few fond memories of back to school time. Those few weeks leading up to the first day of school were always filled with dread, school supply shopping, more dread, and more school supply shopping. However, there are a few good things to...