PrivacyStar Announces SMS ID and Directory Assistance

PrivacyStar, a smartphone application for Android and BlackBerry that provides users with complete control of their smartphones, today announces the addition of SMS ID and Directory Assistance in direct response to customer requests. PrivacyStar users have blocked over 120 million numbers and filed over 150,000 complaints directly to the Federal Trade Commission. PrivacyStar and its new features are available to download on the Android Market.

The home page of the PrivacyStar Android app

From the home page of the PrivacyStar Android app, simply select SMS look-up and at the time the text message that needs the sender information. PrivacyStar next returns the name associated with the anonymous number and users have the ability to add it to their Privacy List or to contacts for future use.  Additionally, users can block furthermore text messages by using the PrivacyStar settings option to block phone calls and text messages from that number.

Subscribers as well now have access to a voice activated Directory Assistance feature that provides business and individual phone numbers along with a mapping functionality. Users simply speak or type the number they are trying to find and PrivacyStar will display the name associated and map the location of the business or individual.

In addition to SMS ID and Directory Assistance, PrivacyStar offers the following capabilities focused on allowing users to take control of their smartphone:

The only network-based privacy

PrivacyStar delivers the only network-based privacy and preference service to wireline, wireless, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) users and smartphones. First Orion Corp., makers of PrivacyStar, has patented numerous privacy and preference solutions and is based in Conway, Arkansas. The company provides consumers the best in phone privacy solutions.

Fundamental company data provided by Capital IQ. Historical chart data and daily updates provided by Commodity Systems, Inc.. International historical chart data, daily updates, fundAnalyst estimates data provided by Thomson Financial Network. All data povided by Thomson Financial Network is based solely upon technology information provided by third party analysts. Yahoo! has not reviewed, and by no means whatsoever endorses the validity of such data. Yahoo! and ThomsonFN shall not be liable for any actions taken in reliance thereon.