‘End-of-life’: Old BlackBerries no longer work from Jan 4

As of Jan 4, 2022, many models of the once-indispensable BlackBerry devices will no longer work as the Canadian company has decided to pull the plug on new updates of its operating system. — AFP

NEW YORK: Nostalgic for those mobile phones with a physical keyboard? Brace yourself, because as of Jan 4 many models of the once-indispensable BlackBerry devices will no longer work.

The Canadian company has decided to pull the plug on new updates of its operating system, meaning most BlackBerries that became synonymous with the emerging mobile digital culture of recent decades – and were embraced by politicians and business executives – will not operate correctly after Jan 4.