New cellphone ban begins at Oakland public schools
Oakland public school students began the school year on Monday under a new district-wide policy banning cellphones. Kenny Choi reports.
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Oakland public school students began the school year on Monday under a new district-wide policy banning cellphones. Kenny Choi reports.
With the first day of school approaching, the district announced it would implement a full phone ban to curb the negative impacts of cell phones in its schools.
Flooding at an AT&T communications hub in San Rafael on Sunday temporarily knocked out cellphone, landline and 911 service in multiple cities and communities in Marin County, authorities said.
At least 2.5 million students across the country are using Yondr pouches, as 35 states have laws or rules limiting cellphones in schools.
AT&T is pushing to get rid of its legacy copper landline services and instead replace them with advanced fiber optic networks. But not everyone is on board with getting rid of their landline.
Verizon customers reported their mobile phone service was down in cities across the U.S., giving them only SOS mode.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone 16 is designed specifically to make use of AI, "raising the bar" on what the device can do.
As students return to the classroom, more schools are banning phones or otherwise restricting their use.
Teachers at Blackford Elementary School in San Jose say the new school year comes with a new goal of keeping cellphones out of the classroom. Veronica Macias reports. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
AT&T's recent moves to scrap traditional landlines have generated concern from some Bay Area elected leaders who are hoping to preserve what's perceived as a vital service in isolated mountain and coastal regions.
Thousands of AT&T customers reported cellphone service outages across the U.S. Here's a map of where people reported problems.
Tens of thousands of AT&T customers across the U.S. were impacted by a cell service outage Thursday. Jo Ling Kent reports.
The update patches two vulnerabilities, includes no new features to the operating system.
