
<p>Troy writes the Tech Files column as the Personal Technology Columnist at the San Jose Mercury News. He also covers the digital media, mobile and video game industries and writes occasionally about Apple, chips, social networking and other aspects of technology. Previously, Troy covered Apple and the consumer electronics industry. Prior to joining the Mercury News, Troy reported on technology, business and financial issues for TheStreet.com and CNET News.com.</p><p>Flickr users looking for more room for their photo collections can no longer pay the service for extra space.</p><p>The Yahoo-owned photo site quietly eliminated its so-called Doublr account last fall, company spokeswoman Ellen Cohn said. That account offered users a second terabyte of storage on top of the 1 terabyte that all users get for free for an additional $500.</p><p>The cancellation of the Doublr plan was done with such subtlety that Yahoo still mentions the service level on its help section on "upgrading" accounts and up until about a week ago, the company was still quoting the $500 price for the service. I encountered that page when working on my survey of photo storage sites earlier this month.</p><p><a href="http://www.siliconbeat.com/2014/01/28/no-more-doublr-for-flickr/">Keep reading...</a></p>