On April 20th, 2026 with 95 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: A ban on mobile phones in schools in England is to be introduced by the government to ensure that...
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Cellphones,
Education,
United Kingdom,
Index
On June 6th, 2024 with 41 comments
When buying a new smartphone, it's important to consider the duration of software updates, as it impacts security and longevity. In a rare public commitment on...
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Iphone,
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Apple,
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On October 23rd, 2023 with 137 comments
Paul Kunert reports via The Register: A gaggle of MPs are calling for government to put together a timetable for the replacement of millions upon millions of...
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Wireless Networking,
Network,
The Internet,
United Kingdom,
Index,
Mobile
On March 16th, 2023 with 21 comments
Britain is to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from ministers' and civil servants' mobile phones, bringing the UK in line with the US and the...
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Businesses,
United Kingdom,
Index,
Mobile
On January 31st, 2023 with 66 comments
A Welsh branch of McDonald's has started playing classical music and rationing wi-fi in a bid to deter anti-social behavior. The BBC reports: The fast-food...
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Wireless Networking,
Music,
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On May 23rd, 2021 with 109 comments
Slashdot reader esm88 shares the BBC's story about a couple who experienced "a knock on the door from the police" investigating child abuse images posted...
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Wireless Networking,
Crime,
United Kingdom,
Index
On October 27th, 2020 with 33 comments
The UK's mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. From a report: Regulator Ofcom said unlocking...
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Communications,
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On April 3rd, 2020 with 92 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Telecoms engineers are facing verbal and physical threats during the lockdown, as baseless conspiracy...
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Wireless Networking,
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Network,
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On December 17th, 2019 with 36 comments
The UK's communications regulator is proposing a rule to ban carriers from selling phones that are tied to their networks. From a report: O2, Sky, Three,...
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United Kingdom,
Technology,
Mobile,
Index
On May 26th, 2019 with 142 comments
"British consumers have begun trading in smartphones from Huawei Technologies Co. in growing numbers since the Chinese tech giant was hit by a U.S. supply...
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Cellphones,
United Kingdom,
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -- Bertrand Russell
