Would you believe me if I said that King Juan Carlos of Spain has the sound of giggling children set as his ringtone? And that it went off during a meeting with a Honduran ambassador?
It’s all well and good for Optus to have unlimited calls to other Optus numbers as part of their Pre-paid Dollar Days deals, but how do you know which of your contacts are with Optus? With a handy “Who’s who tone” that lets you know when you dial the number.
If you want custom ringtones on your iPhone, you either need to buy them, or drag your music over to Garageband (or a similar Windows based audio program) and edit it down to ringtone-sized pieces. Ringtone Maker Pro makes the process of making a ringtone for your iPhone a bit easier, although the syncing side of things still needs a bit of work.
When someone wants to take legal action against a company promoting any product involving teen pop snot Justin Bieber, we are so there. And if that company has also potentially besmirched the good name of Space Invaders, we’ll bring our own thermos to court. Incredibly, this train of events has actually begun to transpire.
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While looking for new features and hidden secrets within iOS 4.2 Beta 3, we found a gem: new SMS ringtones! Have a listen.
For reasons unknown, it appears Apple has removed from iTunes 10 the ability to create ringtones out of your songs for $1.19. The feature is still intact in previous versions of iTunes. [Mac Life]
The instant you hear a mobile phone ring, your brain reacts in a unique way – if the ringtone matches that of your own phone.
A company called Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory has created the “Hana Sukkiri Melody” ringtone, which claims to be able to clear out your sinuses whenever anybody calls you. Ah-whaaaa?