cell phones

A few people are thinking this is a virus. Honestly, I have no idea but you can see the screenshot I took when it happened on my phone.

Recent data suggests nearly half of us are addicted to our smart phones. "Nomophobia" is a real thing, and here are the symptoms and potential solutions to healthier smartphone usage.

How many times have you talked about something and it appears as an ad when you are on Facebook or checking your email?

Stillwater man who lobbied for hands free law in Minnesota has his sites set on Wisconsin now.

People around Minnesota are already being pulled over as enforcement of the new 'hands free' cell phone law is enforced, and one of the early stories is a doozy.

Driving while holding your cell phone is never a smart idea, but now it's illegal while driving through work zones in Wisconsin.

A press release I received from the City of Duluth informed of an upcoming project that will replacement a Sprint telecommunications pole with a new permanent mono-pine tower in Chester Bowl Park on the upper hillside. The project will begin on April 13 and that may cause some trails to close temporarily.

Computers and cell phones, they are very useful and yet can be a source of frustration for parents.  The Cloquet Police Department wants you to know there are options available.  You just need to sit down with your child/children and develop a plan that will work for all.

First, we learned that the NSA was tracking all of our information.  Now it appears that even closer to home, right here in Minnesota, law enforcement agencies are gathering information from citizen's cellphones.   Most of those phones are everyday people, and not criminal.

When it comes to Siri, we finally have some insight into what makes her work.

It was announced in an industry conference yesterday that Verizon will no longer be offering an unlimited data plan to it's customers with the new expanded 4Glte network.  Many customers who already have their unlimited contracts will be grandfathered in, but new customers soon will no longer be able to select the unlimited plan.  They instead will need to use a data share plan contract.

In recent years, study after study has raised the alarm about the dangers of talking on the phone while driving, with some saying you could be four times as likely to have a crash if you’re using a phone behind the wheel. But new research indicates it may have been much ado about nothing.