Technology
PARK FALLS, Wis. (WJFW) — On October 31, Wisconsin became the 36th state to have a law requiring districts to prohibit phone use during instructional time at schools. Chequamegon School District has always had a cell phone policy, with the most recent update being last year. As Governor Evers signed a bill requiring districts to have…
For those of us living in the Apple ecosystem, the App Store is second nature. It’s a core part of the Apple experience and the go-to spot for any applications you might want for your device. So I was fairly shocked to learn that up until today, the link apps.apple.com would send you to a…
We’re just a few weeks away before the biggest shopping day of the year arrives. While everyone expects deep discounts on that day on many different kinds of phones, the best early Black Friday deals can actually yield even better offers. That’s why I’m constantly scouring the web to find all the best phone deals….
Locket, a private social networking app for friends, has scored a win with Gen Alpha users following the launch of its latest feature, Rollcall. The app, which lets friends share photos that then appear in home screen widgets, first hit the top of the App Store’s charts in early 2022 by taking advantage of Apple’s…
Apple has redesigned the web interface for its App Store, making it actually usable for people who aren’t viewing the store on Apple devices. Before this update, users could see individual pages for apps on the web — which they probably found via a search engine — but there was no way to browse within…
In Serbia, 95.8 percent of households own a mobile phone, according to research conducted by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Most people cannot imagine spending a day without one, and children use them even in classes. The president of the Forum of Vocational Secondary Schools of Belgrade, Milorad Antić, told Euronews Serbia…
In May, This American Life — a weekly public radio program and podcast — correspondent Chana Joff-Walt checked in with Yousef Hammash, a humanitarian aid worker from Gaza who fled to Egypt in 2024 with his wife, mother, and children. His four sisters and their extended families hoped to join them soon after. Then the…
Anxious? Stressed? Trouble sleeping? Meditation is not a magical remedy for all that ails you, but there’s a reason that more and more Americans are flocking to it. It’s a free, easy-to-perform practice you can do almost anywhere to calm your mind, reduce stress, enable you to sleep better, and improve your focus. The Guardian’s…
As you compare the best business phone systems, you might encounter an interesting prospect: What if you could get phone and video conferencing together? This would unify your communications, but it would likely add to your costs as well. RingCentral and Grasshopper are top business phone systems with distinct differences. RingCentral incorporates video conferencing functionality;…
Apple’s new web-based App Store Apple today unveiled a web-based App Store at apps.apple.com, enabling users to browse, search, and discover apps across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro — all from any browser. The site features platform-specific dropdowns, the familiar Today tab with curated app and game recommendations, category browsing, and…