So your phone took a dip in a pool, ocean, or worse, the toilet? Well, don’t fret! Water plus smartphones used to equal instant death for many devices. Fortunately, that’s no longer always the case.

Complexity and cost often go hand-in-hand. As our smartphones add more features, introduce bigger screens, and become thinner, the cost begins to rise and mobile phones quickly become an investment.

Your phone's hotspot feature can help you get your laptop or tablet online, but sometimes it takes some settings fixes to make it work. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the ...