ReversePhoneDirectory.com Guest Stars on Fox’s Touch

In a previous life, he was special Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) agent Jack Bauer in the Fox thriller, 24 . However in this life, actor Kiefer Sutherland plays Martin Bohm, a single father who connects with his emotionally challenged, but numerically gifted son to change the lives of people whose lives intersect according to pattern his son Jake has foreseen, on the new Fox series Touch.

In the second episode of the season, Jack — er Martin –needs to get information on a phone number that his son cryptically scrawls on to the palm of his hand. However, since Chloe O’Brian is no longer an alternative, Martin turns to the real world way of finding info information fast and free — enter reversephonedirectory.com!

Can You Beliebe This? Bieber Blunder Leads to Thousands of Unwanted Calls

Talk about famous phone faux pas! In recent news, teen heart throb (or nightmare — because there’s no middle ground — you’re either a Belieber, or you’re not a Belieber) Justin Bieber tweeted the message “Call me right now” with a 214 area code phone number. Though the tweet was ultimately deleted, and the last digit was omitted and instead included a “?”, Bieber fans spotted the post and within seconds it was retweeted over and over again. Fans began guessing at the last digit, and by the end of the night, a Dallas man had received over a thousand phone calls on the phone number that he’s held for over 20 years.

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Have you ever faked a…

PHONECALL?

If you fake it, according to new research from the Pew Research Center, you wouldn’t be alone. In fact, according to Pew’s latest research findings, approximately 30% of all the twentysomethings you see wandering around, talking on their cell phones are actually faking it (and most likely to avoid talking to you)! That’s right, cell phones not only provide us with constant connectivity to the online world, but they also provide us with a handy-excuse-in-the-pocket for people of all ages to avoid small talk or unwanted confrontations. While the twentysomethings are the biggest perps of this social phone fakery, they aren’t the only ones — overall, 13% of us fake it, admit or not!

‘Pretty Little Liars’ pick pretty little cell phones

Cell phones and text messages are an undeniable part of the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. After all, how could ‘A’ possibly harass Aria, Hannah, Spencer and Emily if they weren’t always carrying their beloved cell phones? Of course, we also think that our favorite foursome  have the perfect cell phones to suit their style. Read on to see what we mean!

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World’s Tackiest Telephones

Eclectic, unusual or just downright tacky. Call them what you will, but there’s no doubt that if anything, they are downright unusual. Have we got your curiosity just yet? Because if you’re dying to know what we’ve chosen as the world’s tackiest phones, you don’t have to go far. A visit to ebay will do just the trick, and with just a few clicks of a mouse, you’ll find ruby red lips, watermelon green, and even a basket of apples all ready to make your next call. So, without further adieu, here are out top five picks for the world’s tackiest phones!

Smartphone multifunctionality continues to grow

Smaller than a calculator, today’s smartphones are quickly replacing more and more consumer devices. Not only are they one of the most used picture taking devices around, but they are replacing MP3 players, GPS devices, and even bulky, old paperback books for travelers on the go these days.  In fact, a recent survey published by Prosper Mobile Insights take a broad look at what consumers are actually  using their smart phones these days, and the results probably won’t surprise you, though actually seeing them listed out probably will!

Smartphone users need smarter passwords

…is 1234 — no surprises here! Though this ultra high tech smart phone boasts a wealth of technological advancements, apparently, iPhone users are considerably less savvy, with nearly 5% of all iPhone users surveyed admitting to using the default and highly complex numerical code of 1234 to secure their phones and the confidential info that is often stored on these devices.

Typical telemarketing talents for hire

No doubt, the telemarketer is among the top ten most hated professions there is, but have you ever wondered what the job qualifications might be for this highly coveted career? We certainly have, and this is what we think the job description looks like:

Wanted, thick-skinned, fast-tongued individual with bad timing and keen psychic ability to sense instances of crisis, household emergencies, the presence of house guests, and dinner time, and other hectic, untimely circumstances. Must be able to recite long paragraphs of irrelevant text in monotone despite constant interruption and threats from others.  Lack of personality must be apparent, as well as uncanny ability to irritate. The ability to misunderstand or feign comprehension of English or any other language for that matter is a plus.

List of telephone star codes to “hack” your phone

In an age when our cell phones are capable of just about anything with an endless barrage of apps and functionality, our land line home telephones are looking pretty dumb. But are they? We think they are actually smarter than most people know, and they have been for a very long time – if you know what to do. Let’s call it old school style phone hacking, even though it’s really just knowing that your phone is capable of a number of additional services if you know the right command. Otherwise commonly known to many of us as “star codes”, vertical service codes (VSC) are special codes dialed on either a cell phone or land line phone before a traditional telephone number that initiate some special service. 

Phone directories become part of ancient history

The white pages and yellow page phone directories of decades ago have long become part of history. Not only can you find a phone number and connect with the click of a few buttons, but you can also turn the tables and do a reverse phone lookup to find who a certain number belongs to. Case in point, phone books are history. Outdated. Obsolete. Yesterday’s news, and to drive that point home, take a good, long gander at the artwork of Taiwanese sculptor Long-Bin Chen, and yes, indeed, you’ll see that old-time print phone books have now become part of history. In fact, they are starting to look a lot like dead Presidents and Buddha, because master artist Long-Bin Chen creates replicas of ancient sculptors out of phonebooks!

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