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If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4

Thorsten Heins, then the CEO of BlackBerry, introduces the BlackBerry Z10 on Jan. 30, 2013, in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4

The company behind the once ubiquitous phones has transitioned to a security software focus and says that starting on Tuesday, its classic devices will no longer reliably function.

If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4

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'SIM-Swap' Scams Expose Risks Of Using Phones For Secondary I.D.

After regaining control of his number, Gregg Bennett says he received this automatic text message from the AT&T store in Boston that he believes was used by the SIM-swappers. Martin Kaste/Gregg Bennett hide caption

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'SIM-Swap' Scams Expose Risks Of Using Phones For Secondary I.D.

Security experts say our growing reliance on cell phones to help confirm our identity online is motivating "SIM-swap" scams to highjack our numbers.

'SIM-Swap' Scams Expose Risks Of Using Phones For Secondary I.D.

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Netherlands Proposes Legislation To Ban Use Of Phones On Bicycles

A man talks on the phone while he rides a bike in Amsterdam. Legislation proposed in the Netherlands would impose a fine on bicyclists who use a mobile phone while they're on their bikes. FaceMePLS/Flickr hide caption

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Netherlands Proposes Legislation To Ban Use Of Phones On Bicycles

Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has proposed amending traffic laws to forbid bicyclists from holding a "mobile electronic device" while on the road.

Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?
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Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?

For many of us, when a phone starts slowing down we face a choice: spend the money to try to fix it or get a new one. But could there be a phone that never loses its luster?

Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?

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