Smartphones

The Taliban issued a directive, effective June 16, ordering government employees, judges, police and military personnel to stop using smartphones; violators face con...

A Middlebury College economist, Caitlin Myers, released a research paper arguing that the iPhone introduction in 2007 explains a substantial portion of the U.S. fert...

Economist Caitlin Myers published a working paper arguing that the spread of smartphones since about 2007 helps explain a large portion of the U.S. decline in birth ...

The Guardian reports that as students return to school this month, many U.S. classrooms are enforcing bans on smartphones. The article says phone policies are now in...

A proposed $250 million class‑action settlement would resolve claims that Apple misled U.S. consumers about the availability of “Enhanced Siri features.” The lawsuit...

This article examines the growing role smartphones play in criminal investigations, with 97% of cases now involving mobile data as key evidence. Phones track detaile...

Infoblox Threat Intel researchers report a criminal campaign that uses fake Apple-style web pages, smishing (text) messages, and Telegram-distributed unlocking tools...

Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that Android software transferred data to Google servers over cellular networks in ...

The article surveys Apple Inc.'s 50-year history and cultural influence, drawing on David Pogue's new book Apple: The First 50 Years and interviews with journalists,...

After an upset win by the Iowa Hawkeyes over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in college basketball, Iowa fans stormed the court in celebration. During the chaos, a student ...

This opinion piece addresses the observation that many film students do not finish watching the movies assigned to them, resulting in ignorance about the films' endi...

The article discusses how smartphones continue to transmit data overnight, even when they appear idle. This background data sharing includes both necessary updates f...