BlackBerry Says Its Classic Devices Will Stop Working on Tuesday
Photo: Justin Sullivan/GettyBlackBerry’s classic devices, which once ruled the smartphone landscape years before the rise of iPhone and Android, will officially be put out to pasture this week.On Tuesday, devices using BlackBerry software will no longer “reliably function” starting Jan. 4, the company said in a statement to customers in December.The news affects devices running BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier its versions. The change will completely remove the ability to surf the internet, make phone calls, and send text messages, regardless of if the device is connected through a carrier or Wi-Fi....