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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KKTV) – The days of sneaking under desks to check their phones are over for Woodland Park School District RE-2 students as a strict new policy banning cell phones in the classroom this school year aims to eliminate distractions and keep students focused on learning.”Enough is enough. We have seen firsthand how cell phones are distracting students from the learning experience. It's time to prioritize education over screen time,” Woodland Park School District Superintendent Ken Witt said.Woodland Park RE-2 is the first to implement a district-wide restriction, asking all students, except those with medical needs, to put…
To comply with the provisions of the Digital Markets Act, Apple is making additional changes to its app ecosystem in the European Union, updating the already-introduced default browser selection experience to allow EU users to set defaults for a wider range of apps, as well as removing core iOS apps like Messages and App Store. While iPhone users in the EU can already have different default settings for the browser, email app, app marketplace, and contactless payments, Apple will now allow them to choose new default settings for phone, messages, password manager, keyboard, call spam filter, navigation, and translation. This…
Apple has announced a new set of changes to its App Store and iPhone policies in the European Union, this time expanding default app controls, allowing additional first-party apps to be removed, and updating browser choice screens. Browser selection screen Apple added the browser choice screen in the EU earlier this year, showing users the option to choose a default browser the first time they open Safari after updating their iPhone to iOS 17.4. Apple plans to make further changes to the browser choice screen on iPhones and iPads in updates later this year. All users who use Safari as…
A cash advance app can help you out if you’re in a pinch, such as for an unexpected car repair to pay for, or if you’ve got a time-sensitive opportunity that can’t wait until payday. There are many cash advance apps to choose from, all with varying features. Why trust Fortune RecommendsOur editors are committed to bringing you unbiased ratings and information. Our editorial content is not influenced by advertisers. We use data-driven methodologies to evaluate financial products and companies, so all are measured equally. Read more about our editorial guidelines and the banking methodology for the ratings below. Over…
Image courtesy: AFP via Getty Images Governor of Minnesota Tim Waltz and his wife, GwenShe spoke candidly about her experiences raising her son. gasHe was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and anxiety disorder. On Wednesday, Walz confirmed that she had given birth to her first child after formally accepting the Democratic Party's vice presidential nomination. HopeThe 23-year-old, his 17-year-old son and wife cheered them on as he spoke before a cheering crowd. Many were touched by the emotional moment when a tearful Gus pointed to his father and exclaimed, “That's my dad!” The teenager's…
Russian authorities have warned residents in areas at risk of attack by Ukrainian forces to stop using surveillance cameras and dating apps, citing concerns they could be used for espionage. A statement from the Russian Interior Ministry (MVD) said Ukrainian forces were remotely connecting to unsecured CCTV cameras “to monitor everything from private gardens to strategically important roads and highways.” Ukraine has also allegedly used dating apps and social networks such as VKontakte, Telegram and Instagram to collect information about and locate users, including Russian military personnel. “We strongly recommend not posting dashcam recordings on social networks or broadcasting them…
The dream of a successful Epic Games Store on iOS sounds like an oasis: a vibrant alternative app store that exists outside of Apple's walled garden, where developers can use their preferred payment processor without having to pay Apple's much higher fees for in-app purchases.Epic's store launched in the European Union last week thanks to new regulations opening up iOS, and it's now available to download for free for Epic and its long-running hits. FortniteBut it's unclear whether Epic will be able to grow the store beyond its own games.. While the company wants to welcome a vibrant ecosystem of…
With the growing season in full swing, now is the perfect time to discover some of the many apps available to gardeners.Here are some popular apps that fall into categories such as plant identification and care plans, design and journaling, and growing vegetables and herbs for food and health.Let's start by looking at the plant identification apps that we believe are the most popular among users. The table contains information that was tested for accuracy of identification using the installed camera feature. For this study, only the free portion of the app was tested and reviewed.–Plant App A lifetime subscription…
eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The best artificial intelligence (AI) apps can help everyday users and consumers improve their work and simplify their lives by helping craft emails, edit photos, or track their finances. Since the remarkably popular release of ChatGPT in late 2022, a surge in AI app development has democratized AI technologies and produced a large array of affordable and user-friendly AI apps—but finding the right one for specific tasks can be challenging. I evaluated a number of these tools to…
I love Heavy Paint. I was a bit late to the Procreate bandwagon, but once I started using it, there was no going back to other digital art apps on my iPad. Then I tried Heavy Paint (which a reader recommended to me at the Vertex conference earlier this year) and I just couldn't stop playing with it.For an overview of the competition, read our review of Procreate and our guide to the best drawing apps for iPad, where we'll introduce Heavy Paint soon. And as our coverage proves, it's tough for new developers to break into the digital art…