• I'm a former teacher, this is what I make of the school mobile phone ban

    Schools across Sunderland have recently been given a Government directive to ban the use of mobile phones during the school day. The announcement was followed by the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan appearing on a whole host of media outlets promoting the hard-hitting policy as a signal of the Government clamping down on disruption in schools. Ms Keegan said that mobile phones have “no place” in a school day and vowed the policy would “reset the social norm” and improve behaviour. It was a...

  • T-Mobile Unveils Two New Home Internet Plans

    T-Mobile rolled out two new internet plans today. The new plans are called Home Internet Plus and Away plan. Here’s what you need to know about these new plans: Home Internet Plus Starting Friday, April 26, T-Mobile will be offering the new plan called Home Internet Plus. Through this plan, customers can get an all-in-one premium plan with expanded home Wi-Fi coverage and 24/7 tech support for smart home devices.  This plan costs $70 per month. But [read full article]

  • Comcast's New NOW Mobile Plan is Super Cheap and Unlimited

    Comcast introduced a new line of prepaid wireless (and internet) plans today under its NOW brand, which currently includes NOW TV and NOW WiFi Pass. The basics here are that you get unlimited data, talk, and text at a low price with access to all of the Xfinity hotspots across the country. The new NOW … Continued Read the original post: Comcast New NOW Mobile is Unlimited Prepaid at $25

  • New plan to limit cellphone use, ban vaping in all Ontario schools

    The Ford government announced it is introducing limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to help improve learning in the classroom.

  • T-Mobile’s New Internet Plan Lets You Travel With It for $160

    Frequently roadtrippin’ people with an RV or who like to camp or are stilling clinging to #vanlife, T-Mobile has a new internet plan for you. Be warned, it is not cheap if you want unlimited data. Called “T-Mobile Away,” this is an internet plan that costs $160 per month for access to unlimited data, includes … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile’s New Internet Plan Lets You Travel With It for $160

  • New UK law on mobile phone, TV and smart doorbell passwords from today

    The new rules - which come into effect in a bid to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks - start today

  • ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after new US law threatens ban

    Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States. US lawmakers set the nine-month deadline on national security grounds, alleging that TikTok can be used […]

  • Consolidated Planning Corp Buys 372 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

    Consolidated Planning Corp increased its position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM – Free Report) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,456 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 372 shares […]

  • Parents fear for children's safety as plans for 70 new homes proposed right next to play area

    The developers have cited an already-existing play area in their plans and will not be building their own

  • New Arab: British Muslim children become latest target of state-sponsored Islamophobia as London school bans prayer

    Shafaqna English- British Muslim children become latest target of state-sponsored Islamophobia as UK court’s decision to uphold a prayer ban in a London school, Muslim school teacher, Nadeine Asbali said. As a British Muslim school teacher, I can’t say I’m surprised about this week’s court ruling. The decision to rule

  • The Boring Phone repurposes the flip phone for a new generation

    HMD and Heineken has teamed up to announce The Boring Phone, which repurposes the flip phone for a new generation. This team up between the Finnish manufacturer behind Nokia's latest phones and the Dutch lager maker (as well as streetwear brand Bodega) essentially markets the lack of social media access as a killer feature, so you can go out and drink more beer with your friends. It sounds like an April Fools' Day prank, but we're about a fortnight late on that one. The phone itself...

  • Reliance Jio has become the world's largest mobile operator, surpassing China Mobile, with this new record

    Reliance Jio, India's leading telecom operator, has surpassed China Mobile to become the world's largest consumer of mobile data traffic. Jio's network handled a massive 40.9 exabytes of data in the first quarter of 2024, compared to China Mobile's 38 exabytes, according to Tefficient, a global analytics firm.Jio also boasts the world's second-largest 5G subscriber base, with 108 million users. Notably, over 28% of its total mobile data traffic now comes from 5G users.JioBharat drives Reliance...