GRAND FORKS — Cell phones hold a wide variety of information that law enforcement can use when establishing probable cause to arrest a suspect, according to the county state’s attorney. “I think ...

While much of the phone encryption debate has centered on Apple’s fight with the FBI to unlock an iPhone used by a gunman, the federal government has also ordered Google to unlock cell phones, reports ...

In a shocking reversal, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has quietly disclosed that it will stop studying the biological or ...

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — During the last five years, cell phones made in China have taken a stronghold throughout Mexico, according to Ernesto Piedras, director of a consulting firm called The ...

While some states have taken steps to protect cell phone information, Massachusetts could become the first state to outright ban the sale of location data from cell phones. A bill making its way ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled a location. The correct spelling is Douglas County, Colo. Many educators will tell you that cellphones are a source of serious academic, mental ...

If you are an educator or a parent, it’s hard to look away from the growing trend of smartphone bans in schools. As of this writing, eight states have passed policies banning or restricting cellphone ...

As we start Fire Prevention Week in North Carolina, the Clayton Fire Department wants to help you stay safe. This year, they're putting some emphasis on educating and warning people about lithium-ion ...

Kids may no longer be allowed to whip out cellphones to type essays, operate calculators, make videos or text their parents from school starting this school year in some parts of the U.S. These ...

Networked cell phones running special software may make a cheap and easy-to-deploy counter to sophisticated Russian electronic-warfare tactics, according to an American company working to develop such ...