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Slack users were unable to access the team chat tool for several hours on Wednesday, after &connectivity issues& knocked the app offline.

Although service resumed later that day, it caused a disruption for users who rely on the application for communication and collaboration within the workplace. Problems were reported by users in the U.S. and the U.K., with many venting frustrations on Twitter.

Keaton Fox from Houston tweeted, &breaking: as Slack outage continues, thousands of workers are forced to actually speak to others in the office.& In Palo Alto, Calif., Chris Mutchler chimed in, &Slack is down. How is that ChatOps strategy working for you now&

Hey, look: A new BlackBerry phone is here! And no, you didn't just wake up from a 12-year coma. I promise you, it is still 2018.

The new BlackBerry Key2, however, is aimed squarely at those who miss the glory days of the physical-keyboard-packin' phone — specifically, business users who still place some sort of value on the BlackBerry name (even if it's technically a different organization making the devices now). The company's own landing page for the device placards that focus plainly: