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[Photo by: Light Phone 2/Indiegogo] A low-key, streamlined new cellphone is being funded to help confront the antisocial addiction to screen-gazing. Want to unload all but the most vital phone functions for a weekend (or more)? Light Phone 2 might be your thing. Read more: The cellphone from 'The Matrix' is coming back The stark […]

[Photo by: Yondr] The use of cellphones at concerts has become a bit of a hot topic after artists such as Jack White and the Misfits have taken things to the next step by banning the use of cellphones at shows. Phone-locking service Yondr aims to put the focus back on the music by locking […]

[Photos by: Warner Bros., The Verge/YouTube] Nokia is getting nostalgic with the reintroduction of their 8110 slider phone, a distinct piece of mid-'90s technology made eternal by an appearance in the Wachowskis' sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix. Are you ready to follow the white rabbit with a Neo-style, throwback cellphone? Read more: Will the iPhone X […]

[Photo by: Samsung/YouTube] Samsung launched their latest smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9+, and it appears as though people aren't too keen on the shades you can choose from. Read more: Samsung officially kills its “exploding” phone, the Galaxy Note 7 The phone comes in four different colors: Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray and Coral Blue. […]

In a move that's become all too common, Jack White is taking extra measures to make sure people won't be recording during his show. Read more: Misfits ban cell phones at reunion show, people take photos anyway As NME reports, White has released a statement saying that shows will be “phone-free,” writing: “No photos, video or audio recording devices […]

[Photo by: West Midlands Police/Facebook] There have been plenty of weird stories about phones being stolen at gigs, but not often does it involve a swimsuit in a mosh pit. Hear us out—it's truly as weird as it sounds.  Read more: Misfits forcing fans to lock phones away for upcoming show At Royal Blood's show in Birmingham’s Arena […]

Phones have been a massive topic of discussion at recent shows, with bands like A Perfect Circle banning phones from their live shows in an effort to keep fans present at concerts and not fixed on their phones. And it looks like they're not the only band to ban phones, with Misfits taking extra precaution […]

It turns out France will be banning students from using phones in the country's elementary and middle schools, The Guardian reports. Read more: Turns out 73 percent of young people do not want phones banned at shows The Guardian explains that students will be allowed to bring their phones to school, but will not be allowed to use phones […]

Using phones at shows is a bigger discussion that’s been on the forefront in the past few years, recently reignited after A Perfect Circle kicked out more than 60 fans who violated their “no photos” policy. So, UK ticket outlet Skiddle conducted a survey with 1,200 customers to get their thoughts on using phones at gigs, […]

Back in 2014, Every Time I Die guitarist Jordan Buckley quite literally karate kicked a phone out of a fan attempting to take an onstage selfie's hand. Read more: Every Time I Die frontman tells us how he “saw God” at Warped Tour Later on Twitter, Buckley said, “Stage selfies = look at me look […]