Smartphone processor and modem maker Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino, the Italian company known mainly for its open source ecosystem of microcontrollers and the software that makes them function. In its ...

Switching cell phone carriers is such a common occurrence in the industry that it is often referred to as "churn." There are a number of reasons a consumer may switch carriers, including looking for ...

A Bayside family is bringing back an old technology to solve a modern parenting dilemma: when to give children their first smartphone. The Gorelik family has installed a home phone as part of its ...

Cell phones are unreliable in the backcountry and should only be considered an emergency backup to the 10 essentials. Before your trip, fully charge your phone, pack a power bank and download offline ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the FCC voting for cell phone jamming in state and local prisons. Agents and troops with the Memphis Safe Task Force set up a base of operations ...

Students are banding together against the ban — in the most millennial way possible. Displeased Gen Zers are keeping the lines of communication open amid new cell phone bans in schools, chatting with ...

Cellphones seized by jail staff inside of the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. United State Attorney's Office for South Carolina The Federal Communications Commission approved a proposal allowing ...

Sen. Tom Cotton and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr are calling on lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow state and federal correctional facilities to use use targeted cellphone jamming equipment. AP ...

School districts are rolling out the state-mandated cell phone ban differently, but superintendents appreciate the return to students socializing without them. Benton-Carroll-Salem Superintendent ...

Kentucky schools have implemented new cell phone restrictions, joining 16 other states and the District of Columbia. Educators and students report increased social interaction, class participation, ...

A new Iowa law requires public schools to create policies limiting student cell phone use during instructional time. Early reports from some Iowa schools show improved grades, attendance, and fewer ...

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