Industry Pushing Cellphones and Smartphones in Classrooms

SeeIndustry makes pitch that smartphones belong in classroom, NYT, 2/16/09, B1

Stuyvesant HS to use metal detectors to prevent cheating on tests by cell phones

See Stuy tech check, NYP, 11/24/08, at 3

Wired phone lines only in 7 of 10 homes

See "Cell-only homes rising," Bergen Record, 5/16/08, at A19

-1/3 under 30 only have cellphones

European Airlines Allowing In Flight Cell Phones

See "In Europe, In-flight phones are put to the test," NYT, 4/19/08, at C1

-Air France, Emirates, Ryanair first to allow it

NJ Passes Law Against Driving While Talking or Texting on Cellphone

See "U cd get tix if u txt in NJ," NYDN, 3/2/08, at 3

-$100 fine for talking or sending text message while driving

City Students Face Conflicting Rules regarding Permission to Bring Cell Phones to Schools

Check out "Students hung up on cellphone rules", New York Post, 1/2/08, at p. 2

Cellphone Tracking Service Creates Controversy over Personal Privacy

Check out this NYT article about Loopt, a cell phone GPS tracking service, and the controversy it causes over personal privacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/technology/23mobile.html?ex=1350964800&en=db8c75dbf4ebcd91&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Cellphone use soon available in NYC subway stations

Check out this NYT article about cellphones soon being able to work on NYC subway platforms (but not the trains themselves)...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/nyregion/20cellphone.html?ex=1348027200&en=4e6f41b346d6c026&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

NYC Public Schools' Ban on Cell Phones

Check out this link about Mayor Bloomberg's ban on cell phones being rejected by the NYC City Council
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/nyregion/11councils.html?ex=1347249600&en=808b1f7789742ecc&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink