/tags/cell-phones Cell Phones en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:32:26 GMT /education/2025-03-26/wake-county-schools-student-cell-phone-ban A committee of the Wake County Public Schools Board of Education approved a draft policy on Tuesday that would limit student cellphone use during the school day. The discussion comes as lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly are working on a possible statewide ban. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:32:26 GMT /education/2025-03-26/wake-county-schools-student-cell-phone-ban Bradley George /education/2025-02-25/cell-phone-free-education-bill-north-carolina A House committee approved a bill to require public schools to create policies that restrict students from using cell phones in class. A similar bill is also moving in the Senate. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:49:40 GMT /education/2025-02-25/cell-phone-free-education-bill-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /news/2023-04-14/need-to-charge-your-phone-think-twice-juice-jackers-might-come-for-you "Juice Jacking" has become so prevalent that the FBI and the FCC are now warning the public about it. The practice seems to be on the rise with increased travel. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:33:00 GMT /news/2023-04-14/need-to-charge-your-phone-think-twice-juice-jackers-might-come-for-you Ben Abrams, Miranda Kennedy /news/2022-02-08/new-area-code-472-starting-in-southeastern-nc-in-october Customers with the current 910 area code will not be affected. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:35:52 GMT /news/2022-02-08/new-area-code-472-starting-in-southeastern-nc-in-october Celeste Gracia /law/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Are protesters surveilling the police or vice versa? Law enforcement agencies use cell phone location-based data to identify and incriminate… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:19:17 GMT /law/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Are protesters surveilling the police or vice versa? Law enforcement agencies use cell phone location-based data to identify and incriminate… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:19:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2014-08-25/youth-radio-how-nc-teens-text-4-free Jamayah Parrish is a rising senior at Northern High School in Durham. As a part of ��������վ's Youth Radio Project, she reports on teens who have found a way… Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:46:44 GMT /science-technology/2014-08-25/youth-radio-how-nc-teens-text-4-free Jamayah Parrish /science-technology/2014-05-02/your-love-affair-with-your-smartphone Many people tote smartphones around all day. But what is the nature of the relationship to smartphones and how do they change the perception of… Fri, 02 May 2014 15:57:02 GMT /science-technology/2014-05-02/your-love-affair-with-your-smartphone Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-02/your-love-affair-with-your-smartphone Many people tote smartphones around all day. But what is the nature of the relationship to smartphones and how do they change the perception of… Fri, 02 May 2014 15:57:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-02/your-love-affair-with-your-smartphone Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /law/2013-12-06/911-is-receiving-inaccurate-location-data-from-cell-phone-calls If you use a cell phone to call 9-1-1 from your home or office, there's a good chance the dispatch center will receive inaccurate coordinates to your… Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:54:54 GMT /law/2013-12-06/911-is-receiving-inaccurate-location-data-from-cell-phone-calls Rebecca Martinez