Ringtones

Mobile

Taliban Ringtones Are Saving Lives In Afghanistan

4:46AM December 30, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

There’s really no sense in buying ringtones anymore. That is, unless you’re living in Afghanistan and need to convince threatful Taliban checkpoint guards you’re not an insolent Coalition dog, but a Taliban sympathiser. Then your novelty ringtone might just save your life. More »

Mobile

Download The Muppets Gizmodo Ringtone

4:30AM November 25, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

We’ve been excited about the new Muppets movie for months. Here’s a free Muppets/Gizmodo ringtone to tide you over until the movie’s Australian release early next year. More »

Mobile

Why Are We Still Buying Ringtones?

9:20AM November 11, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Wait, wait, wait. $US2.1 billion worth of ringtones were sold this year? Who still buys these things? Why? I thought we all had our phones permanently set to silent. $US2.1 BILLION?! More »

Mobile

Apple Now Sells You Ringtones Directly Through Your iPhone

5:26AM October 13, 2011 | Adrian Covert

In full compliance with Apple’s “never use your computer for anything ever again” initiative, you can now buy ringtones and alert tones directly from your iPhone. REJOICE. [TheNextWeb]

Mobile

The New Nokia Tune Dubstep Edition Review

6:32AM October 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Nokia Tune Dubstep Edition — Nokia Self-released; 2011 Worst New Ringtones More »

Mobile

Get These Cool NASA Ringtones For Your Mobile

10:30AM September 24, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Attention space nerds with NASA underpants! NASA is now offering some really awesome ringtones for your iPhone, Android or whatever other phone you have. It’s a must that you get these. More »

News

Ringtones, Techno Post-Its, And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

5:00PM September 8, 2011 | Brian Barrett

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. More »

Mobile

Nokia Ringtone RIP: Long Live The Next Ringtone?

Flag
8:45AM September 6, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The Nokia ringtone (you know… da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-daaa!) is pretty iconic. It’s also somewhat dated, and Nokia’s looking for somebody to compose its next ringtone, offering up $US10,000 prize money along the way. More »

Mobile

Use A White Noise Ringtone To Find Your Lost Phone Faster

10:40AM June 14, 2011 | Java-Princess

We’ve featured ways to call your lost phone so you can find it, but reader Java-Princess lets us know that a white noise ringtone on the other end will make it even easier to find. More »

Software

Cleartones Are A Beacon Of Tranquility In A Sea Of Cacophony

1:00PM June 1, 2011 | Michael Zhao

Ringtones suck. Not in theory but in practice. They exist for one reason and that is to notify; this however, doesn’t stop everyone and their grandma from using screechy loops of “Ice Cream Paint-Job” instead. Enter Cleartones by Hugo Verweij. More »