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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...

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...

Support for cellphone bans in schools reaches new high, survey finds

More Americans than ever support banning cellphones in schools. A new Pew Research Center survey shows 77% back in-class bans — and support for all-day bans is growing too. Where...

East Lothian Council classrooms to become mobile-phone free

East Lothian Council classrooms to become mobile phone-free following council vote

Americans Just Crossed a Tipping Point on School Cellphone Bans

A Pew Research Center survey found that for the first time more Americans support than oppose all-day cellphone bans in schools.

Montgomery County Public Schools plan to enforce bell-to-bell cellphone ban

When Montgomery County students head back to school in the fall, they likely won’t be allowed to use their cellphones at all. This mainly affects high schoolers, who previously...

Back to school means closer look at youth smartphone use

As educators try to wean students from using personal mobile devices, here's a deep dive into Ontario's cellphone ban in schools

Kansas students adjust to school phone bans

Before heading out to school, it's important to make sure your backpack has pens, paper and of course text books. But it might be better for Kansas students to leave their cell pho...

Cellphones, knives ferreted out in Corfu jail raid

A broad crackdown and series of cell searches by guards and police in a prison on the northwestern island of Corfu has led to the arrest of eight inmates for possessing forbidden i...

USD 259 approves new cellphone policy, banning devices during the school day

Based on the new policy, if a student brings a personal device to school, it will be taken and stored in a designated location away from the students.

People are tired of projectile phones at Canada’s Wonderland

People are calling for metal detectors and stricter loose-item rules at Canada’s Wonderland after a park guest claims an iPhone flew off Leviathan and nearly struck them. The lates...

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...

Newark students return to classrooms with phones required to be 'off and away'

Newark students are heading back to school with a new rule in place: Cellphones, smartwatches and tablets must be kept "off and away" under New Jersey's statewide school device ban...

France readies high school phone ban from new term

PARIS — The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from the start of the new school year. In July, France's parliament appro...

Caverna Independent School District has new cell phone policy for the school year

SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY – Cellphones can be both distracting and valuable for learning. They could be both a good and possibly bad combination for students in school.  Caverna Indep...

Boost Mobile’s Back-to-School Promo Delivers “Cool Factor” Tech Without the Cost

The wireless provider unveils offers for parents and kids ahead of back-to-school season, including iPhones from $149.99.

Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.

As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices...

Vermont’s statewide ban on cellphones in schools starts this year

Gardaí launch probe after 'number of mobile phones' stolen from beach

Gardaí are investigating the incident

Mixed Reaction to Indiana’s Classroom Cell Phone Ban

Indiana's new bell-to-bell cell phone ban is getting mixed reactions from students. At Warren Central High School, administrators say students are mor...

More schools are banning cell phones. The academic benefits haven’t materialized

School cell phone bans aren’t as new as you might think. While a growing number of states have adopted them over the past three years, the practice dates to 1989, when Maryland pro...

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...

Exclusive-US military may require some troops in Mideast to surrender cell phones, sources say

By Phil StewartJuly 29 (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources...

Most Washington school districts restrict cellphone use

As the state’s superintendent and governor both push for a statewide ban on cellphone use during the school day, a new survey shows that less than a third of Washington school dist...