Water damage is one of the most common ways a cell phone meets its death and to make matters worse it typically voids any warranty. Whether it’s due to a spill, running it through a washing machine or dropping it in the toilet (19% of people have lost their phones to the porcelain throne!), getting your phone wet sucks.

After the panic of ruining your phone wears off, remember that you can save a cell phone from water damage! This infographic “from partselect.com” after the break will show you the do’s and don’ts of dealing with a water-logged cell phone and offers steps to make sure you don’t end up with an expensive paper weight. » How to Save a Wet Cellphone [infographic]

If you analyze aggregated cellphone traffic — as researchers at M.I.T., AT&T and I.B.M. did with United Statesdata from July of last year — interesting patterns emerge. Cities become connective hubs as people move to them from nearby counties and from far across the country. As a result, many calls originate and end in cities, connecting urban citizens to their families back home. At the same time, communities emerge that have little to do with geographic boundaries. While some follow state lines, others split states in half or combine them. Check the infographic after the break. » Phone-Call Cartography: Aggregated Cellphone Traffic In United States [infographic]