Why there is a growing trend of "dumb phones" among Gen Z
Some people are trading their smartphones for a flip phone with some essential apps, but no social media.
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Some people are trading their smartphones for a flip phone with some essential apps, but no social media.
The Massachusetts Secretary of Education is pushing back on federal cuts to education funding, saying higher education needs to be more accessible nationwide, just like it is in the Bay State.
Massachusetts is exploring the possibility of banning cellphones in schools. In Watertown, they might have a solution for everyone.
Watertown High School is using an app called Doorman that limits cellphone use in classrooms without taking the phones away from students. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
Some schools take student phones away during the day but there is pushback, saying cellphones can have benefits with education.
Some Massachusetts school systems take student phones away during the school day, and there's a movement on Beacon Hill to extend that policy statewide. But there is pushback, saying cellphones can have benefits with education. WBZ-TV's Jon Keller has more.
The majority of districts in Massachusetts already have some kind of cellphone policy but the bill would ensure all districts have a bell to bell ban in place for the 2026-2027 school year. WBZ-TV's Anna Meiler reports.
The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools.
When a Braintree woman signed up for a deal with a new cellphone service provider, it included receiving a gift card for her old cellphones. WBZ Chief Investigator Cheryl Fiandaca reports.
There are more than half-a-dozen proposals from legislators to ban cellphones in Massachusetts schools.
Residents in Milford, New Hampshire have found themselves on the receiving end of a scam that charges them for cellphones they didn't order. WBZ-TV's Beth Germano reports.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has introduced legislation that would ban cellphones and other personal electronic devices during school hours.
Apple's new mobile operating system could help iPhone users stay in touch if Hurricane Milton knocks out cell service.
With a new school year came a new cellphone policy in many Massachusetts schools.
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The latest smartphones can be complicated, but there are some much simpler options to keep you connected.
More researchers are sounding the alarm about giving young children smartphones, and there is a growing parent movement to keep phones away until they are older.
Thousands of AT&T customers reported cellphone service outages across the U.S. Here's a map of where people reported problems.
A lockdown emergency at Lowell High School is reigniting questions about a recent phone ban.
The update patches two vulnerabilities, includes no new features to the operating system.
Now that school is almost out, should your child detox from their phone this summer?
