While the default text message ringtone on your iPhone may be easy to identify, like any repeated sound it can begin to irritate you over time. If your co-workers have begun to groan every time you ...

System builders are all-too familiar with this sound. It’s a stress-relieving chime that lets you know your computer has successfully booted. We’re simple folk, and that’s all the reassurance we need ...

Samsung brought back the ability to assign custom ringtones to each thread on the stock Messages app. The updated Messages app is available from Galaxy Apps. Samsung smartphones might not be known for ...

Every smartphone comes with a slate of built-in ringtones and alert sounds. But after a while, they can get annoying and confusing. Was that your phone ringing or the guy behind you in line at the ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Ringtone Director Presidential Edition (US$0.99) lets your iPhone announce incoming messages in voices that sound like that of US President Barack Obama or former President George W. Bush. Using the ...

We adored the innocently-voiced sentry drones in last year's surprise hit, but Portal in-jokes got old the 100th time we heard someone call the cake a lie. Grade-A lady repellent. However, it's the ...