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The T-Mobile and Sprint merger is complete

April 02, 2020 2 min read cell phone merger Sprint T-Mobile Diverse Tech Geek telephone

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 the newly merged T-Mobile/Sprint). The

Most US households no longer have landline phones

May 21, 2019 2 min read cell phone infographic landline phone Statista Diverse Tech Geek telephone

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 Control and Prevention (CDC) noted as part of

5 more obsolete technology references in cartoons

November 25, 2018 5 min read Atom Ant Disney HDTV Media Missives Pearls Before Swine Speed Buggy Superman telephone The Simpsons

Back in 2015, I wrote about seven now obsolete technology references in cartoons and comics. Of course, tech development moves on, both in real life and in fiction. Thus, here’s another

Next on the "dying tech" list: home landline phones

April 25, 2015 1 min read cell phone infographic landline phone smartphone Statista Diverse Tech Geek telephone

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 phone ownership since 2004, as part of one