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Lockable pouches keep kids off phones during class, but don't improve test scores, study finds
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (423+ words) Researchers focused on schools that used lockable pouches to store students' phones during the way. Schools that banned cell phones through lockable pouches succeeded in limiting how often kids used their phones, but test scores didn't improve, a new national…...
Epiphany on South Street: Smartphones are hollowing out city life|Opinion
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (559+ words) The cost of having a mobile device always at hand is a degraded version of urban public life, a spreading sense of social isolation in one of the densest cities in the country. Walking my dog down South Street feels…...
Can a longtime cable giant become a competitive cell phone carrier? Comcast is betting on it.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (983+ words) Millions have taken advantage of Xfinity Mobile's free-line-for-a-year promotion. Now, the Philly-based media giant must convince many of them to pay for its fledgling wireless service. The Philadelphia-based media giant announced Wednesday that Xfinity Mobile now consists of two new…...
Delaware County upgraded its emergency radio system after years of dead zones and attacks by hackers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (614+ words) Officials have called the long-awaited telecommunications improvement "the single most important thing" for emergency responders in the county. False alarms, poor connection, and interference from TV signals. Those are just some of the issues that impeded emergency response in Delaware…...
Got an awkward or embarrassing Gmail address? Google is now letting users change it
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (532+ words) Say goodbye to v0t3f0rp3dr02004@gmail. com or mrbrightside416@gmail. com (or whatever you were into at the time)," said the company's CEO on X. Good news for people who regret the Gmail address they came up with when they registered for an account:…...
Pennsylvania lawmakers make their first move to regulate data centers, as the industry booms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (751+ words) Data centers have become a flashpoint across the Philadelphia region and state, as residents fear the negative impacts the massive energy users will have on the power grid and water access. HARRISBURG " Members of the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday approved…...
Data centers are eyeing the collar counties. They're drawing pushback from residents across the region.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1305+ words) As data center proposals get further into the municipal process, surrounding communities are often pushing back against projects that have regional impacts. Spring City's borough council took an unwavering stance against a proposed data center at the historic Pennhurst site,…...
Landmark trial in New Mexico to decide whether Meta misled users about children's safety risks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (789+ words) Closing arguments are underway in a landmark trial where New Mexico prosecutors are accusing social media conglomerate Meta of misleading people about the safety of its platforms for children SANTA FE, N. M. " Closing arguments began Monday in a landmark trial in…...
Philly courts warn of PA Turnpike unpaid toll text-message scam
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (342+ words) The Philadelphia Courts would never send a text message demanding payment, a Saturday fraud alert issued by the courts said. Bogus text messages inviting people to a court hearing over a Pennsylvania Turnpike toll violation are part of a scam,…...
North Coventry residents and leaders reject data center plan " before it was even formally submitted
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (516+ words) The "boutique" data center will look elsewhere after a growing pushback in the Chester County township. The developer of a "boutique data center" will look elsewhere after public outcry and a preemptive board of supervisors vote showed no appetite for…...