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Commodore Announces Callback 8020, the Mobile Phone That Helps You Disconnect
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (205+ words) No social media. No browser. No work. It's time to live again. DOVER, Del. , June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Commodore today announced a mobile phone with no social media, no email, no browser, and no apologies. Arriving later this year, the Commodore Callback…...
People take photos with cameras and smartphones |
3+ week, 2+ day ago (10+ words) People take photos with cameras and smartphones The Berkshire Eagle...
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2+ mon, 6+ day ago (12+ words) Spring, a reluctant visitor to the Berkshires, finally settling in'The Berkshire Eagle...
House bill would ban social media for children under 14, bar phones from schools
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) A vote is planned on Beacon Hill Wednesday on legislation restricting social media use for minors and banning student cellphone use during the school day. BOSTON " Stepping beyond the reach of a Senate-approved bill, the House plans to vote Wednesday…...
Pittsfield City Council approves underground fiber-optic installation
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (668+ words) Jennifer Sharick, operations manager for Gateway Fiber, speaks at Tuesday's City Council meeting to discuss the company's application to install underground fiber-optic cables. PITTSFIELD " The City Council on Tuesday voted 10-1 to allow Gateway Fiber to install underground fiber-optic cables, making…...
Last call for landlines?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (186+ words) "Landline service at this address was terminated several years ago, when the volume of incoming 'telemarketing' calls, many from scammers, became unbearable," writes Eagle columnist D. R. Bahlman. Landline service at this address was terminated several years ago, when the volume of…...
NY STUDENT PHONES
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (48+ words) The Berkshire Eagle Cell phones confiscated from students are stored in a specialized phone-safe at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Fla. , Oct. 6, 2023. Massachusetts is enacting a full "bell-to-bell" ban of cell phones in schools by the 2026-27 school year....
Text meant for sister lands in wrong hands
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (269+ words) DEAR ABBY: I text my older sister often. Last month, I sent her a long message consisting of information and chitchat. To my surprise, it was not answered by her, but by her daughter (who I am not fond of)....
From You Tube to classrooms: AWS outage hits apps nationwide
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (851+ words) An outage at Amazon Web Services on Monday disrupted websites across the internet, including commonly used apps in school districts across Berkshire County. The first alert came in at 12: 11 a. m. Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, 3: 11 a. m. Eastern. "We are investigating increased error…...
Scam emails and calls are virtually impossible to stop. Here's 10 things you can do to protect yourself
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (752+ words) Frustrated by spam and scam emails? You're not alone! It's hard to pin down an exact number of daily scam or spam phone calls but depending on the information source, it's tallied in the billions! Expect the volume of scam…...