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What’s the most expensive phone number ever sold: A.) 222-2222, B.) 555-5555, C.) 666-6666 or D.) 8888-8888?
The answer: C.) 666-6666. The most expensive phone number sold for $2.7 million in Qatar. The previous record holder was the Chinese number 8888-8888, which sold for $280,000.
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📶 No bars: When your cell service is wonky, switch your phone to Airplane mode, wait a few seconds, then change it back. This will reconnect you to the nearest cell tower. Sweet!
Goodbye passwords, hello you: Imagine your face, voice or gait being the key to everything — your work computer, phone login, you name it. Biometrics could replace old-school passwords and badges. But what about privacy? You can’t exactly get a new face or fingerprints if someone hacks in.
OK, not all parents are going all out, but 20% of kids now get money and a gift for each lost tooth. I got 50 cents!
There are built-in tools to help you locate it using another phone or computer. Here’s the caveat: You have to make sure the feature is enabled ahead of time for it to work. Do it now!
Turn on Find My for your iPhone
Turn on Find My Device for your Android
✏️ You can even erase your phone remotely if it’s really gone. Here’s how.
📍 Where am I? You can ask your smartphone that — really! So handy on vacation or if you’re lost. You’ll get your address and location on a map, which you can then share. Just say, “Hey, Siri” or “Hey, Google,” followed by, “Where am I?”
📞 Stay skeptical: In Maine, a man lost $9,000 to a fake-cop scam. The crook used caller ID spoofing to make the call look real, then scared the guy with a story about identity theft. The giveaway: Real cops don’t ask for bitcoin.
We’re talking online content creators, aka influencers. Someone tell this to Gen Z; 57% want to do this as a full-time career.
Why a TV company? That sweet, sweet ad and data tracking revenue. They’d control more than one-fifth of the U.S. TV market.
Sleep and tell: Shawn Mackey thought he was slick dodging $960 in fees on his Memphis Airbnb stay. When he left a salty review, his host clapped back HARD by emailing his wife a pic of him cozying up with another lady. Mackey’s now crying about his invasion of privacy and emotional distress. Drama level: Expert.
