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BlackBerry pulls the plug on service for its once-ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s

Canadian firm BlackBerry Ltd says it will take steps to decommission legacy services for its 10 and OS operating systems, adding devices running on them will no longer"reliably function" after January 4.

BlackBerry Ltd has pulled the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s. Former US president Barack Obama, one of its most celebrated users, made headlines in 2016 when he was asked to give up his BlackBerry and replace it with an unnamed smartphone.

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