• 2015-06-08

Pupils could be banned from taking their mobile phones into classrooms as part of a new drive by Ofsted to improve discipline in schools.  Sir Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of the education watchdog, said disruption during lesson times was often down to the use of mobiles and that the issue ...

• 2015-06-05

South Carolina wants to stop cell phone signals in prison to thwart additional crime by convicts; unfortunately, it’s against the law. Many states have tried to stop cell phone use in prison by performing cell searches, using body scanners, and training dogs to find batteries. Jon Ozmint, South Caro...

• 2015-06-03

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida science teacher has been suspended for running a signal jammer to prevent his students from using their cellphones in class. School board members in Pasco County approved Dean Liptak's five-day, unpaid suspension on Tuesday. Liptak didn't contest the decision. Of...

• 2015-06-02

JUSTICE Minister General Paiboon Koomchaya says the authorities will eradicate drug trafficking at Ratchaburi's Khao Bin Prison following the establishment of a super-maximum security section at the facility. In keeping with Paiboon's emphasis on inmate rehabilitation, the prison has adjusted its ot...

• 2015-05-29

(Ars Technica) -- The campaign to rid our nation's prisons of cell phones went to the next level on Wednesday, with a call from the Department of Commerce for intel on devices that can get the situation under control. The government is "seeking comment on technical approaches" to the problem, Commer...

• 2015-05-27

The average American spends about $1,000 a year on their cell phone bill, but some industry insiders estimate about $50 billion is wasted annually on parts of the plan they don't even need or use. So how do you know if you are getting the most bang for your buck? Todd Dunphy used to work for Verizon...

• 2015-05-26

God and Mammon haven't seen eye to eye lately. There are a few ear-to-ear differences too. Now that Mammon has advanced technology to make it personal, the schisms have grown further. Father Michele Madonna decided to take a stand. It seems that worshippers were prone to using their cell phones in h...

• 2015-05-25

A new University of Washington study finds that cell phone use at playgrounds is a significant source of parental guilt, as well as a powerful distraction when children try to get caregivers' attention or ask to them to watch a monkey bar trick for the hundredth time. The largest group of parents, n...

• 2015-05-20

NEW DELHI: Tihar authorities have submitted a report to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on their operational problems, highlighting the efforts to stop illegal activities inside the jail. The jail is extremely short-staffed, the report says. About 30% of the sanctioned posts of security staff are va...

• 2015-05-19

New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Delhi home minister Satyendra Jain today asked the adminstration of newly built Mandoli Jail to strengthen its security, in order to make it operational at the earliest. According to officials, Jain today inspected Mandoli Jail in east Delhi in a move to make it operational a...