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Digital-privacy group backs carjacker’s Supreme Court appeal
Cellphones should not be treated like garbage, a digital-privacy group stated Friday in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the appeal of a man who led police on a […]
Baltimore man appeals carjacking conviction to Supreme Court
A Baltimore man who led police on a high-speed car chase into Fort Meade five years ago has appealed his subsequent carjacking conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. In papers […]
Which Baltimore Co. judge held someone in contempt over a cellphone?
Judges make so secret of their frustrations when cellphones ring in court, but one Baltimore County judge's response went too far, according to the Court of Special Appeals.
4 in 10 US homes are cellphone only, skip landline
More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government survey shows.
Justices wary of unlimited cellphone searches
The Supreme Court seemed wary Tuesday of allowing police unbridled freedom to search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant.
What might Amazon smartphone be like?
A report this week in The Wall Street Journal that Amazon is planning to release a smartphone has prompted industry analysts and technology blogs to muse about what the device might offer.
O’Malley: Phone security decreases jail violence
Gov. Martin O'Malley described the new cellphone screening system in the Baltimore City Detention Center as the state's latest step in a never-ending process: keeping pace with technology inmates use to continue criminal activities behind bars.
Get ready for cellphone yak attack on your flight
NEW YORK — Airline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, they might also lose their silence. The Federal Communications Commission is considering […]
Voice-operated dashboard technology still risky
WASHINGTON — Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands — marketed as a safer alternative — actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, […]
New steps against jail contraband put forward
ANNAPOLIS — Cellphone blocking technology will be installed at the Baltimore City Detention Center and added measures will be taken to better screen correctional officer applicants, Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration […]
Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads
NEW YORK — The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to […]
AT&T ads not complicated, just let kids be kids
Who needs a script on these commercials?
