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Texas' App Store Accountability Act requires minors to have their parents' permission to download most apps. The Supreme Court says the law can go into effect as lawsuits continue in lower courts.

Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people.

Traffickers are peddling the opioid and recruiting smugglers through platforms like WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram.

As the 2010s comes to a close, what's changed? PBS NewsHour takes a look at the major shifts in social norms, global economies and how technology affects…

Photographing yourself with a smartphone seems harmless. But a man in Washington state died February 28 after accidentally shooting himself in the face…

Shoppers can order just about anything on their smartphones – and now, just about anyone can deliver it. Amazon recently launched a service in Seattle…

For every exasperated teacher who feels like students have become surgically attached to smartphones, a new study from the Pew Research Center confirms…

Five stories that have North Texas talking: When it comes to using smartphones and tablets, we're No. 1!, DISD fires a teacher after a controversial photo…

Parents, students and teachers in Fort Worth ISD can now stay digitally connected with the district and its schools. The district has launched a new free…

The Dallas Police Department says a smartphone app could make stolen goods a lot easier to recover.In response to several armed robberies on or near the…