Use Your Cell Phone or Smartphone to Work on the Go

Use this guide to help select the best smartphone for your work needs.

Learn how to share your Android phone's data connection wirelessly with up to 5 other devices at the same time by turning your smartphone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

Learn how to share your Android phone's data connection wirelessly with up to 5 other devices at the same time by turning your smartphone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

If you have a cell phone or smartphone with a data plan, you may be able to use it as a modem for your laptop computer. Find out how to tether your cell phone to your computer so you can access the Internet anywhere you go.

If you have a cell phone or smartphone with a data plan, you may be able to use it as a modem for your laptop computer. Find out how to tether your cell phone to your computer so you can access the Internet anywhere you go.

Learn how to use a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to connect to the Internet while on the road.

Use your Android phone as a modem with one of these tethering apps you can download from Android Market

Tethering enables you to go online from your laptop or PDA using your cell phone as a modem. Find out more about the pros and cons of tethering.

Profile of PdaNet, a tethering app that lets you use your smartphone's data access on your computer.

How To Tether Your Android Phone with PdaNet - Step by Step Instructions for Android Tethering

Find out which mobile data plan is best for you, based on how much you can download on 2GB, 5GB, and other tiered plans.

Monitor your data usage on your mobile phone or device with these apps and tools

Avoid the surprise of a hefty phone bill when you get home with these suggestions.

Mobile data plans for cell phones and other mobile devices can be unlimited or metered. Get an overview of wi-fi, 3G, and 4G data plans here.

When the weather heats up, make sure you protect your laptop computer and smartphone, with these essential hot weather tips.

Make your regular cell phone -- even if you don't have a data plan -- more productive with these 5 services.

The ability to remotely erase your phone data if it gets lost or stolen is a critical security feature to set up. Here's a look at the remote wipe capabilities on various smartphones.

How to make sure your apps will only connect over Wi-Fi rather than use your prepaid minutes.

Edit the APN and carrier settings on your iPhone, iPad or Android device for troubleshooting or to avoid data charges.

A quick compare and contrast article from About.com's Guide to Cell Phones.

Directory of the latest and greatest in smartphones, from About.com's Guide to (you guessed it) Smartphones. Nicely organized by carrier and category.

A huge list of top picks by different cell phone features, from About.com's Guide to Cell Phones. Take a look at the lists of best cell phones for texting, top rugged cell phones, best budget phones by carrier, and more.

Find out your options for using your cell phone hands free -- a necessity while driving -- from this About.com video.