How to sync two separate iphone's to one computer without wiping and replacing libary?

my brother has an iphone 4 but needs updating, how can i plug his iphone into my computer where i have my own itunes libary without wiping his music, apps etc. with mine?

You can also *Transfer purchases from device* to copy all your purchased content into the new library. If you've got media on the phone that wasn't backed up from the old machine then you should probably take a look at this post from Zevoneer for options on moving your data back to a computer.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11657508#11657508
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