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With cell phones being around for nearly three decades now, I think it is safe to assume that we’ve all, at some point, received a phone call from a number that’s not stored in our contact list nor do we recognize.

In most cases, we tend to plainly ignore the call. But what happens if one wishes to dig a little further, hoping to find where that number belongs to? In this tutorial, we are going to be taking a look at a few simple methods to reverse lookup a phone number.

Method #1: Use Facebook

With approximately two and a half billion people using Facebook in 2018, the platform could definitely qualify as a possible reverse lookup solution for a phone number.

While not all people have linked their phone number to their Facebook account, many do, and if you are lucky, you could find the person behind the unknown phone number by typing it into Facebook’s search box.

1. Visit Facebook’s website
2. Log in
3. Type in the phone number in the search box located in the top of the page
4. If the phone is associated with a Facebook user, the user’s profile will show up

If you do not receive any ‘people’ results but only posts referencing the said number, we would advise you to go through some of them, as they could reveal that the number belongs to a scammer.

Method #2: Google is your friend (Bing and Yahoo too)

While that might not sound like the most direct solution for this particular case, there simply is so much data online that it renders the possibility of receiving zero results about a topic, nearly impossible.

You could type in the unknown phone number in the Google search bar and check out the first two pages of results – granted that two pages of results have been returned.

Press F3 and a search box will appear somewhere withing your browser’s window. If the amount of data is too overwhelming, you can paste the phone number into the search box, which in return will highlight the places that the number is being mentioned.

1. Visit Google.com
2. Type in the phone number
3. If you receive any search results, go through them
4. If too many links from websites such as 800notes, whocalled.us or whocallsme show up, then the number most likely belongs to a scammer

If the number is legitimate, a business of some kind for example, you should expect to see the company’s associated website and social media accounts. If it is a person, his or her social media accounts should be among the first results as well (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn etc.).

If the phone number is a landline, it is quite possible for it to be included in an online yellow pages platform, accompanied by the owner’s info.

There is also a pretty good chance of the phone number belonging to a scammer. If a lot of links from platforms such as 800notes.com, whocalled.us, and whocallsme.com, appear in the search results, then you should consider blocking that number once and for all. We have tutorials demonstrating how to block a phone number on both Android and iOS.

Method #3: Use Zabasearch or Whitepages

If you are not on Facebook and Google’s endless pages of results is too much to deal with, platforms like Zabasearch and Whitepages are an equally effective option – many more platforms of this kind are available online as well.

The particular websites provide more advanced filtering, by allowing you to provide extra info, such as ZIP code, state, city etc.

If you encounter any problems while trying out the above or have a recommendation to make, feel free to shoot a comment down below.

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Remember how Counter-Strike used to be all the rage those years ago when the Half-Life mod grew to be a global phenomenon? Well, it is still a very popular game today, although there are other attractive alternatives around. SteelSeries has worked with Valve to churn out a limited-edition line of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) branded peripherals, where this new mouse and mousepad will boast of a design that is based on CS:GO’s most legendary gun skin, the M4A4 Howl.

Ehtisham Rabbani, SteelSeries CEO, shared, “Valve has been a valued partner for a long time, first with the creation of the Rival 300 Fade and Rival 300 Hyper Beast, and CS:GO integration in SteelSeries Engine. The Rival 310 and QcK+ Limited Howl Editions are the next chapter in our partnership to help CS:GO players be as accurate as possible while sporting an iconic look.”

Firstly, the SteelSeries Rival 310 mouse was specially developed to deliver an unparalleled degree of accuracy courtesy of the exclusive SteelSeries TrueMove3 sensor. The Rival 310 Howl Edition would feature the legendary design of CS:GO’s most infamous gun skin, boasting of a split-trigger button design and multi-color Prism RGB illumination that is compatible with SteelSeries Engine software. Expect to fork out $69.99 for the Rival 310 Howl Edition.

As for the QcK+ Limited Howl Edition mousepad, this 450mm x 400mm x 3mm gaming peripheral is made of a micro-woven cloth that has been specially engineered to improve mouse glide and product minimal friction. Sporting a high thread count as well as surface variation, tracking accuracy is optimized for both optical and laser sensors. Expect the QcK+ Limited Howl Edition to retail for $29.99. Either way, you will be able to own a gaming mouse and mousepad combo that is guaranteed to earn you kudos and compliments from those who know their Counter-Strike and would love to give it a go.

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The folks behind Minecraft have announced a new project at MineCon 2018, the convention that’s about all things Minecraft. The title is called Minecraft: Dungeons and while not a lot of information has been revealed about this title right now, Mojang has revealed that the game is going to be released for PC next year.

The official webpage for the game describes it as an all-new action adventure game that’s inspired by classic dungeon crawlers. That’s also the idea that we get from the official announcement trailer for Minecraft: Dungeons. The trailer makes this inspiration very clear as well.

Minecraft: Dungeons will allow players to either go at it in single player or team up with up to four friends and play this dungeon crawler among themselves. Like all games of this kind, the players will be up against multiple enemies and bosses which they will have to defeat in order to progress.

During this entire process, players will be able to pick up new weapons and items which will further enhance the gameplay experience going forward. No further information has been provided by Mojang at this point in time. It hasn’t even confirmed precisely when we can expect this title to arrive next year. Mojang hasn’t said when this title will be coming to consoles.

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