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Government Offer Guidance on How to Ban Phones in Schools in England
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has promised to ban ‘distracting’ mobile phones and now the Department for Education has published guidance.
IN-DEPTH: Why the Prison Service Has Never Been Able to Get to Grips With Mobile Phones in Jail
The conviction of seven people for conspiring to smuggle drugs into jail has once again highlighted the problem of how to stop inmates accessing mobile phones.
Mobile Phones Are Now Banned in All NSW Public Schools
The ban will apply during class, recess, and lunch, and schools will determine how they enforce it.
‘Distracting’ Mobile Phones to Be Banned in Schools but Unions Doubt It Is Enforceable
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told the Conservative Party Conference she will ban the use of mobile phones in schools in England.
This Cheap Camera Gets Under the Skin
Computer scientists and electrical engineers have developed an affordable hyperspectral camera that uses both visible and invisible near-infrared light to “see” beneath surfaces and capture unseen details.
Tool Fights ‘Wakelock’ Drain on Smartphone Battery
Apps drain 28.9 percent of smartphone battery power while the screen is off, according to the first large-scale study of smartphones in everyday use.
Global Q&A: As mobile phones get more features, does it help you, or just waste your time?
Whilst extra features can be great tools in work situations, they can waste time in the learning process, and can reinforce addiction-type behavior.
Mobile Phone Savvy Indians Outnumber Overall US Population
The Indian population using mobile phones outnumbers the overall population of the United States, as one in every two Indians own cell phones.
