Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Say farewell to the landline telephone. AT&T is phasing out the system by the end of this decade. The process has already begun in ...

Kid-friendly tech company Pinwheel announced the launch of a new landline phone designed to let children stay connected ...

Parents are suddenly flocking to landlines for their kids as they tire of screen time battles and grow leery of the effect of ...

With smartphones having become such a big part of our daily lives, it’s easy to feel as though you can’t separate yourself from your device for even a moment. Gone are the days when we all used ...

People are nostalgic for a simpler time without smartphones, social media and AI. Cat Goetze is dialed in. The 29-year-old in Los Angeles is the founder of Physical Phones, a Bluetooth-enabled ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Oct. 22, 2024. Click here for that audio. Landlines, for some, are ancient history. But for others, they’re still part of the present for various reasons ...

If you’re looking for an uncommon thinker, how about a tech industry veteran developing and selling landline phones in 2025 — and selling out of them in the process? Chet Kittleson is the co-founder ...

Cat Goetze, 29, wanted to spend less time on her cellphone, so she created a bluetooth compatible landline phone. Cat's business, Physical Phones, currently sells three styles of phones that range ...

According to CDC data from 2024, the latest available, about 3 million Americans nationwide rely solely on landline services.

Looking around at the ubiquitous proliferation of wireless smartphones, it’s easy to assume that the classic wired “landline” phone on a copper loop (thank you, Alexander Graham Bell and others) is a ...

As AT&T retires aging landlines, reliability, storm risks, and rural access raise questions for Florida residents.