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- UK schools now have a legal obligation to keep children off mobile phones
- At least one smartphone for every Greek
- East Lothian Council classrooms to become mobile-phone free
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At least one smartphone for every Greek
Smartphones have become like an extension of the Greeks’ hands, but they now also function as one of the main gateways to access the Internet.
East Lothian Council classrooms to become mobile-phone free
East Lothian Council classrooms to become mobile phone-free following council vote
Useful Inventions, That Haven't Been Made Yet
David_Spardo: I thought smartphones were all singing all dancing Not my smartphone. If I can’t find it, I ring it from my fixed phone line, or from an older set aside smartphone...
Fairphone!
If you want a phone free of social media then look into a balance phone. When you first switch it on it gives the option to block social media, once blocked it can’t be unblocked....
Fairphone!
toryroo: list if[sic] phones that you can install it on, which isn’t that long. Android is not exactly open source but Google have, so far, made source code available to the use...
The future of communication has nothing to do with phones. This is what’s coming next
The mobile industry has spent the better part of four decades with one objective: putting a connected device in every human hand. That mission is nearly complete. Mobile services n...
Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show
At least three firms showcased agentic phones at Shanghai's AI conference, hinting at the future of smartphones
Smartphones are now banned in schools, but teachers are divided on how to enforce it
Schools now have a legal obligation to keep children off their mobile phones for the first time. But teachers disagree on which method is most effective
Мигрантов в России обяжут покупать телефоны
Мигрантов, прибывающих в Россию, в перспективе могут обязать приобретать мобильный телефон.
С 1 сентября в российских школах запретят гаджеты на уроках
С 1 сентября в силу вступит приказ Минпросвещения о запрете на использование мобильных телефонов во время уроков — соответствующий документ опубликован на портале правовых актов. И...
Vodafone praises 'must-have device' for families
'Helping people build healthy digital habits has long been a priority for us'
PTA Announces Guidelines to Protect Personal Data on Mobile Phones
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued important guidelines urging citizens to protect their personal and sensitive information before selling, giving away, or h...
Fairphone!
JaneJones: Her only issue is that the camera isn’t great I have a feeling that all phone cameras are actually sh*te - you can only cram so much optics into that space after all...
New consultation on mobile phone use in Scottish schools opens
The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on restricting mobile phones in schools
The hidden setting every parent needs to turn on before giving their child a phone
Hundreds of thousands of children have now moved up into secondary school and for many it means getting their first mobile phone
iPhone and Android mobile phone settings for Government emergency alerts
An emergency alert was sent out last week
Useful Inventions, That Haven't Been Made Yet
I thought smartphones were all singing all dancing. Surely it senses your distress and calls out ‘I’m over here’, doesn’t it? So far on my smartphone I have used it only for photo...
Cell Phone Ownership Linked To Lower Reading Skills In Elementary Students
THURSDAY, July 30, 2026 — Cell phones could be blunting young children’s reading skills, a new study says. Elementary school students who simply owned a cell phone scored worse on...
Fairphone!
JimTom: If you want a phone free of social media Can’t you just turn it all off, like one does for kids? Or set app limit to zero.
France readies high school phone ban from new term
The French government said on Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools (lycées) from the start of the new school year.
Mobile Telecommunications Subscriptions Reach 8.3 Million in Oman
Muscat, 10 Aug 2026 The total number of mobile telecommunications subscriptions in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 1.3% by the end of June 2026, reaching 8,324,406 subscriptions...
Cogeco now sells phones in partnership with Best Buy
Cogeco has partnered with Best Buy Canada to start selling phones. Backed by global protection company Assurant, Cogeco Mobile customers can now browse and purchase from a curated...
Weekly poll results: a surprising number of people are using feature phones
Feature phones are not as dead as you may have thought – one third of voters in last week’s poll use one at least occasionally. Some even use a feature phone full time as their onl...
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