Some cling to landlines, but cell-only homes now reign
Deborah Braswell, a university administrator in Alabama, is a member of a dwindling group — people with a landline phone at home.
Gov’t proposal envisions phone calls on airline flights
Airlines could let passengers make in-flight phone calls using Wi-Fi under a proposal from federal regulators.
Government wants phone makers to lock out most apps for drivers
The government wants smartphone makers to lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car.
Some tips for keeping weddings smartphone-free
Once you decide on an “unplugged wedding,” you have to get the word out.
States move toward making endangered land lines extinct
Peter Froehlich lives at the end of a mile-long dirt road in a part of Maine where pickup trucks share the right of way with wandering dairy cows. The local cable company won’t run a line down the road, and his cellphone is useless because he lives in a wireless dead zone.
Itawamba Co. sheriff contemplates phone tracking purchase
FULTON — Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson is contemplating the purchase of some equipment that will allow his department to track suspects through their phones.
Retail skirmish blocks Apple Pay at checkout line
Plan on paying in stores with your shiny new iPhone 6? Not so fast.
Law enforcement ready to abide by Supreme Court’s cellphone ruling
Officers are being briefed during roll calls, new procedures are in place, and prosecutors are considering the effect on potentially thousands of pending court cases after the Supreme Court’s ruling that restricts police searches of cellphones.
Seized cellphones put to good use
Crime victims, soldiers and their families are benefiting from the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ war on cellphones.
FCC chairman says he opposes in-flight calls
A day after setting off an uproar among travelers opposed to the idea of in-flight phone calls, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Chairman backtracked, saying he personally isn’t in favor of calls on planes.
Loud cell talkers next bane of air travelers?
NEW YORK — Airline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, they might also lose their silence. The
Perkins amends scope of electronic devices ban
Documents show Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins amended a resolution Monday that could ban electronic devices — smartphones, tablets and laptops — to now only prohibit the public from bringing cellphones into aldermen meetings effective Dec. 3.
FAA eases rules on electronic devices on planes
WASHINGTON — Airline passengers won’t have to “turn off all electronic devices” anymore — they’ll be able to read, work, play games, watch movies and
Docs: Limit kids’ texts, tweets, online
CHICAGO — Doctors 2 parents: Limit kids’ tweeting, texting & keep smartphones, laptops out of bedrooms. #goodluckwiththat. The recommendations are bound to prompt eye-rolling and
Fairfax reaches tentative deal to buy BlackBerry
TORONTO — BlackBerry’s largest shareholder has reached a tentative agreement to pay $4.7 billion for the troubled smartphone maker, even as many investors fret about
BlackBerry previews big loss, to cut 4,500 workers
TORONTO — BlackBerry said Friday that it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40 percent of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1
Facebook wants more people online
NEW YORK — Facebook wants to get more of the world’s 7 billion people online through a partnership with Samsung, Nokia and other large mobile
BlackBerry weighs putting itself up for sale
TORONTO — BlackBerry will consider selling itself after the long-awaited debut of its new phones failed to turn around the struggling smartphone maker. The company
When it comes to technology, get proactive to keep students safe
School-age children are filling up backpacks with pencils and crayons as they prepare for the first day of school, which will be followed closely by
There’s an app for that, Mississippi style
JACKSON — You might be hungry for a snack while watching Mississippi State University baseball in Starkville but don’t want to wait in line. You