Landlines are nearing obsolescence. For many young people, theyâve gone the way of CD-Roms, cassette tapes and the humble printer. On TikTok, parents film their children holding wall phones like ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Landline phones are quickly becoming a once-dated thrift store find that's making a stylish comeback as home decor. Styling an old phone can ...

Chet Kittleson is the founder of Tin Can, a landline for kids that runs on wifi. He's a dad of three, and says the phone has led to more sleepovers and playdates for them. Now, the phone is ...

If you've been through one of the massive mobile network outages, then you've seen how it left you stranded without one of your most critical lines of access to the world for hours. If your smartphone ...

When Andy Brady had his cable television service installed, a landline telephone number was part of the package deal. He’s never hooked a phone to it, though. That probably says something about the ...

Tin Can co-founders from left, Graeme Davies, Chet Kittleson, and Max Blumen on the colorful landline phones the company makes. (Tin Can Photo) Answering the startup call is not always as literal as ...

If there has been one inexorable trend in the telecommunications industry over the past 30 years, it has been the decline of the household landline phone connection. While Figure 1 illustrates the ...

Landlines from companies like Tin Can allow kids to chat with their friends without all the distracting apps and pings of a smartphone. (Photo illustration: Nathalie Cruz/Yahoo News; photo: Courtesy ...

If you've still got your cordless phone, it could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world when there's a massive mobile outage. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News Ian ...

Before smartphones became omnipresent in modern society, many households used cordless phones to communicate. Much like having an old-school flip phone, there are several reasons to consider a ...