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PrivacyStar has updated its mobile app for Android, adding two new feature users demanded – SMS ID and Directory Assistance (Beta).
Using the first feature, users are able to look-up a number they received an SMS from. Once the number is identified, PrivacyStar provides the ability to add it to your Privacy List or to contacts for future use. Moreover, there’s the option to block further text messages by using the PrivacyStar settings option to block phone calls and text messages from that number.
As for Directory Assistance, this voice activated feature provides business and individual phone numbers along with a mapping functionality. You simply speak or type the number you’re trying to find and PrivacyStar will display the name associated and map the location of the business or individual.
In addition, PrivacyStar also offers call and SMS blocking, caller ID and lookup, and the ever-useful “Do Not Disturb” feature. Perhaps more important, you can report potential telemarketing and debt collection violations so that you help stop those calls for all users.
The PrivacyStar app for Android and BlackBerry smartphones is available for free, with a 7-day trial period. For continued service, the service costs $2.99 per month.
PrivacyStar (FREE) [Android Market link] [BlackBerry App World]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
