Hong Kong drivers will be banned from placing more than two phones on their vehicle dashboards starting in January next year, the transport chief has revealed, as part of government efforts to improve road safety. In her weekly blog on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan outlined measures aimed at improving safety, raising…
Hong Kong drivers will be banned from placing more than two phones on their vehicle dashboards starting January next year, the transport chief has revealed, as part of government efforts to improve road safety. In her weekly blog on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan outlined measures aimed at improving safety, raising cabby…
LONDON — The summer holidays are here and many of us will heading off on trips to hot and sunny destinations, and bringing our electronic devices along. But don’t forget that phones, tablets and other electronics are vulnerable to extreme heat. Southern European nations like Spain, Italy and Greece have been baking under the sun,…
STORY: :: National Assembly Television South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms. :: File The nationwide ban will take effect starting in March 2026 and comes as concern grows about the impact of heavy social media use among young people. The…
South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern grows about the effect of heavy social media use among the youth. The ban, which will take effect from March next year, makes South Korea the latest country to restrict the…
Melike Çalkap – ANKARA The Education Ministry’s recent directive banning teachers from using mobile phones in classrooms has stirred debate across the country. The regulation, part of the guidelines for the 2025-2026 academic year, extends the existing rule that already prohibits students from keeping phones in class. Now, educators too are instructed not to use…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian state-backed messenger application cast as a rival to WhatsApp which critics have said could be used for surveillance purposes must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from next month, the Russian government said on Thursday. The decision to promote the popularity of MAX, the new state-controlled messaging app, comes…
SINGAPORE – People in Singapore will be alerted to emergencies on their mobile phones via a disaster alert system that will be progressively implemented in Singapore by early 2026. Law Minister Edwin Tong said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is currently working with local telco companies to set up the Cell Broadcast System. The…
Back to school – phone free. (File photo by Chris Stone) Heads, up, students: New mobile phone rules go into effect for students in the San Diego Unified School District this coming Monday, the first day of classes for the 2025-2026 school year. The district’s Board of Education approved the guideline last month to “help…
Alina Rudya/bell Collective | Digitalvision | Getty Images I didn’t think much of my daily cell phone use during a vacation to Paris in May. But by the end of the five-day trip, I’d amassed almost $50 in extra charges — for fairly routine tasks like checking restaurant hours and menus, or researching neighborhood attractions…