"Illinois should adopt the proposal to get cellphones out of classrooms, and then consider the role of screens in classrooms more broadly. Even teachers unions, including the National Education Association, support getting phones out of class." @chicagotribune #cellphones #education

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/02/education-cell-phones-phone-free-schools-pritzker-learning-edtech/

I'm getting the itch to get a new phone. Not because I need one, but I love trying out different form factors and seeing what works and doesn't in the mobile space.

I really loved my Nokia 6xx series of windows phone. If the battery wasn't so terrible, the NextBit Robin would have been one of my favorites.

I am feeling really drawn to the Moto Razr Ultra just to see how a clamshell phone feels.

If anyone has other "quirky" phones that I should look at, let me know

#askFedi #CellPhones #recommendations

Mom stopped taking teen’s phone as punishment and switched to something more helpful

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/mom-stopped-taking-teens-phone-as-punishment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mom-stopped-taking-teens-phone-as-punishment

There is a hierachy of cell-phone alert levels in n North America. The highest level (1, "National," formerly "Presidential") can't be turned off, and automatically sets your phone to maximum volume. This is the "NUCLEAR ATTACK IS IMMINENT!!!" level.

In Canada, all alerts, including weather and Amber alerts, are coded to level 1 by CRTC fiat. On newer phones, you can't opt out of any of them, any time of day or night, if you're connected to a Canadian cell tower.

If you live in Ottawa and your phone woke you at 4:30 am today, screeching at max volume — despite being in "sleep" or "do not disturb" mode — for something happening hundreds of kilometres away in another province, once your heartrate slows and you're able to breathe again, the CRTC are the ones to take it up with.

p.s. People without landlines keep their phones by the bed b/c a phone charging in the basement overnight is no use for calling 911 in a sudden emergency, especially for those of us with serious health issues.

#Canada #cellphones

Well, that was a first: Bumped into by a guy who was walking on the beach while looking down at and completely absorbed by his phone. No harm done.

And certainly took nothing away from our pleasure of walking the beach on this warm evening.

#pedestrians #CellPhones #MontereyBay #Beach #Beach #Sunset

Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Smartphone Is the Brand’s Most Intuitive, Future-Thinking Offering Yet

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/shopping/tech/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-smartphone-review-testing-features-1236683164/

Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Smartphone Is the Brand’s Most Intuitive, Future-Thinking Offering Yet
#Variety #Tech #CellPhones #Electronics #NOADS #Samsung

https://variety.com/2026/shopping/tech/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-smartphone-review-testing-features-1236683164/

3 New Jersey teens took part in a weeklong experiment to curb screen time. It worked.

Clifton, New Jersey — At Clifton High School in Clifton, New Jersey, senior Gianna Colon is a three-sport…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Cellphones #Headlines #iPhone #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/432135/

New TOTAL ban on cell phones would see hundreds of thousands of Americans barred from even carrying one
New TOTAL ban on cell phones would see hundreds of thousands of Americans barred from even carrying one
#Cellphones

https://opr.news/3a72f2c1260306en_us?link=1&client=ex_global

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