Any use of a hand-held phone, such as calling, texting or scrolling, is going to be illegal starting Aug. 1.

Some artists are weighing the possibility of not allowing cell phones to be used at concerts and it may impact shows in New York State.

Students are required to keep cell phones and other personal communication devices in their cars or school-approved cases or locations during the school day.

Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications But it requires specific hardware support that is missing on current phones.