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Commodore’s Callback 8020 revives the flip phone with Android app support, Sailfish OS, blocked distractions, and retro hardware aimed at people who want useful tools without the usual scroll traps.

Revived brand Commodore has moved away from reissued computers for its next launch, turning its hand to mobile phones instead. The Commodore Callback 8020 is a cross between a dumb and a smartphone, ...

Close-up of a vintage Commodore computer. - Mhjerpe/Getty Images From introducing the first-ever all-in-one personal computer, the Commodore PET, to producing the highest-selling desktop model of all ...

Commodore, the iconic computer brand of the 1980s, is once again back for your attention—slapping its name on the hottest trend: digital detox. What it can't run are distracting apps that pull you ...

The Callback is another bit of gadget nostalgia. It also has a very modern appeal. The Callback is another bit of gadget nostalgia. It also has a very modern appeal. is editor-at-large and Vergecast ...

Commodore, which can trace its lineage to the roots of microcomputing in the 1980s, released a not-so-dumb dumbphone Tuesday. The Callback arrives at a time when a growing number of consumers, parents ...

The retro phone has a physical T9 texting button layout, the ability to run most Android-based apps and a social media blacklist. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering laptops and video games. He's ...

Iconic 80s computing pioneer Commodore is launching a surprising new device: it's not a PC, but rather a phone designed to break modern smartphone addiction without leaving users completely stranded.

TL;DR: Commodore's Callback 8020 is a retro flip phone that runs Sailfish OS (based on Linux), so it supports the vast majority of Android apps - although there are hard blocks on installing social ...

The recently resurrected Commodore is getting back into phones, but rather than taking on the likes of Apple and Samsung at their own game, the Commodore Callback 8020 is a proudly non-conformant flip ...