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RIP BlackBerry OS (and the classic BlackBerry phone)

January 11, 2022April 23, 2022 Anthony

As of January 2022, support for the BlackBerry OS, and thus by default the classic BlackBerry phone, has been discontinued.

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10 pieces of technology deemed obsolete

October 5, 2021April 23, 2022 Anthony

A list of 10 pieces of technology deemed obsolete or nearly obsolete, including VCRs, film cameras, and black-and-white TVs.

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The T-Mobile and Sprint merger is complete

April 3, 2020December 10, 2021 Anthony

On Wednesday, T-Mobile finalized its merger with Sprint, reducing the number of major mobile companies in the US from four to three (AT&T, Verizon, and

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Most US households no longer have landline phones

May 22, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

The last time I wrote about landline phone-using households versus cell phone-only ones was back in 2015. At the time, the US Centers of Disease

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When seven pieces of technology became deemed obsolete

April 27, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

(An updated version of this post is available here.) I’ve discussed recently digital streaming eclipsing CD sales, as well as how cell phones will soon

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Next on the “dying tech” list: home landline phones

April 25, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

Household landline phones are the next dying piece of technology, according to current trends. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been surveying

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