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With two out of three new major flagships coming with IP certification of dust- and water-resistance, it was only natural for us to start wondering whether we're entering into a new trend. But despite the initial appeal of said certification, we've often come to question the extent of its usefulness, at least at the whole. That is precisely through a poll that also sought to incite your opinion in the comment section.

So what does the crowd say? Well, apparently, there's a pretty significant split in opinions. Most of you (47.71%) consider IP certification a massive plus, but it's also telling that almost as many people (43.36) feel as if that's nothing more than a perk and nothing beyond that. What's more, 8.93% of participants feel as if the resources spent on designing a waterproofed phone could be better spent elsewhere. To them, IP certification is virtually useless.

So what do these results tell us? In all honesty -- nothing that we didn't suspect already. There's a very obvious split, almost 50/50, between those who value IP certification, and those who do not. Perhaps the most compelling argument for the former that we've come across, is usage in the bath tub and at the beach. Underwater photography sounds pretty fun, we'll tell you that. 

Motorola may soon offer rewards and loyalty benefits

For those of you who don't know, Motorola offers a credit plan for customers who want to buy a device off-contract but maybe can't afford the cost. You may not have heard of the plan, because Motorola hasn't done much to promote it unless you've gone to the checkout phase from Motorola.com or Moto Maker. But, Motorola may be looking at ways to make the service more appealing.

It seems that Motorola has been running a survey and getting feedback on the idea of creating two different programs for Motorola Credit users. One would be a simple rewards plan, which would be free. In this plan, customers would earn points in various ways, and those points would eventually be able to be exchanged for discounts, gift cards, etc. The other option would be an "Elite" plan, which would carry a "modest" monthly fee, but would offer much bigger perks, including free phones and more. 

Motorola has quite a list of bonuses that it is looking into, but none really say which plan would offer which perks. Some of the more interesting rewards are: discounts on Google products (not Motorola, but Google), free phone redesigns, free upgrades anytime, and early access to new products.