Courts divided over cell phone search cases
At the trial of a man charged with the beating death of his girlfriend’s young son, prosecutors were armed with cellphone data and other documents obtained with valid search warrants. But it was the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs create stun gun cell phone case
Two weeks after someone broke into his home and held him at gunpoint, Seth Froom had an idea that has since blossomed into a full-time business.
View ArticleFAA OKs air passengers using gadgets on planes
Airline passengers will be able to use their electronic devices gate-to-gate to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music — but not talk on their cellphones — under much-anticipated new...
View ArticleCellphone calls on planes? Don’t ask the feds
The government can't seem to make up its mind about whether people should be allowed to make cellphone calls on passenger planes. Even as one federal agency considers allowing the calls, another now...
View ArticleBan on hand-held cellphone use by drivers stalls
It appears Louisiana drivers won't face new limits on their cellphone use.
View ArticleLa. Senate rejects handheld phone ban in school zones
A proposal to ban drivers from using handheld cell phones in school zones has stalled in the state Senate.
View ArticleTech talk: Mobile phone market in need of new sluggers at bat
If there was ever a time for the bad news bears of the smartphone industry — Motorola, LG and HTC — to get some runs on the board, it certainly is now.
View ArticleGovernment proposal envisions phone calls on airline flights
Airlines could let passengers make in-flight phone calls using Wi-Fi under a proposal from federal regulators.
View ArticleLa. House agrees to ban handheld cellphone use while driving
Louisiana drivers would have to use a handsfree device or put their cellphones on speaker mode to talk on the phone while driving or risk a fine from police, under a proposal that won House backing....
View ArticleLouisiana bill to ban handheld phone use while driving fails
Louisiana senators Monday put the brakes on a bill that would have required motorists to use a handsfree device or speaker mode to talk on a cellphone while driving. The proposal by Republican Rep....
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