News Corp paper News of the World already admitted to illegally hacking the cell phones of 24 celebrities. But that's not all they did! The paper also hacked the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler after she'd gone missing—even deleting messages in order to make more room.
If you're a fugitive, it's probably in your best interests to keep that a secret from people you encounter. Like Richard R. Vermalyea, 32, of Rehoboth, Delaware, who kept the two warrants out for his arrest a secret when he checked in to the Traveler's Motel in Delmar, Maryland. Unfortunately for Vermalyea, however,…
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has stepped up his pressure on Apple CEO Steve Jobs, announcing on Monday that he will hold hearings on the recent revelation that Apple iPhones and iPads are secretly tracking and storing their users' locations.
What the hell is National A-1 up to? According to an investigation by the AP, the company and its partner, PrimeTel, own at least 1,667,000 of 7.87 million active 1-800 numbers. And many of them are for phone sex lines.
Neil Brook, a 33-year-old currently on trial for murder in Manchester, England, says that he was forced to stab his neighbor Josef Witkowski to death over a misspelled text message. Yes, I know! Here is Brook's version of events:
Tonight, Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show with a segment about today's Verizon iPhone announcement. He's excited about having Apple's golden product on a different network! Why? Well, because he may actually be able to make calls now. Watch inside.
Juan Carlos I, the reigning King of Spain, has a cell phone. Who knew! What's more surprising than this, though—as you'll see from the following video—is that the ringtone for His Majesty's cell phone is, well, really creepy.
Ayden is two-years-old; therefore, he should care about nothing but candy and pooping, right? Nope! Because Ayden's addicted to Angry Birds, and not even a bribe of candy can make him loosen his grip of his dad's phone. Watch inside.
Once you're spoiled by the internet, doing things the old fashioned way makes you want to stand on your chair and yell through the phone. That's what the Dunphys tried to go through this week, with unsuccessful results.
James Franco hates bloggers, and hair is highly flammable. These were the lessons from James Franco's book party, where he angrily told me to "go away." Then he grabbed and threw a reporter's phone. Then someone's hair lit on fire.
Verizon is refunding 15 million customers some $50 million total after an FCC investigation into "mystery fees"—mostly charges for data transfer that never occurred. I will continue to regard my entire phone bill as one single "mystery fee."
1-800-DIAL-DMV used to connect you to New York State's Department of Motor Vehicles. Now it directs people to a lady who moans, "You're so big baby, wanna pull it out and watch it explode all over my beautiful backside?"
A Welsh man wanted to enjoy a frozen pizza from ASDA (a British supermarket chain) one night, but discovered that there was "absolutely no topping" on it. So, he called to complain. The end of the call? Priceless. Audio inside.
Regis Philbin has a history with phones. Maybe he's too old for the technology, but to be fair it does get annoying when you are trying to leave a message all you get is an automated person on the line.
All Regis wants to do is leave a little hello y'all! Why is the tech world conspiring against him?!
Are you ever at a party talking to someone and they get frustrated that you're "too busy texting" to pay attention? In his season premiere, Demetri Martin created a new gadget which fills a need we didn't know we had.
After a long hiatus due to hip replacement surgery, Regis made his triumphant return to Regis & Kelly last week. And he still has no idea how to use a telephone. This is not a recent development.
"Your Phone Says You're Drunk." Shut up you stupid phone.
For all of you BlackBerry owners who are addicted to BrickBreaker, there's now an entire Styles Section article devoted to your stupid, primitive, ridiculous hobby. Please pay attention to the world. Now, I have to go: DoodleJump beckons. [NYT]
When are you the most greatest individual in the entire Philadelphia metropolitan region, you can't be walking around with just any cell phone. Today, Arthur "Zoolander" Kade reveals the hot "Special Edition" phone he's getting, when he can afford it.
T.A.W., shit: texting and walking is dangerous! You know you've done it. But how dangerous is your reluctance to stop and engage in singular activities? If you're to learn anything from the youth of Staten Island, very. And there's video!
