Android Sound Notifications alert you to alarms doorbells and more so you never miss critical sounds even with headphones on.

If your iPhone can run iOS 14 or later, you can set up the Sound Recognition feature, which alerts you to critical sounds — like a smoke alarm, doorbell, or crying baby. Even if you didn't hear the ...

Are those tinny ring tones making you jumpy? How about a new kind of phone that can make it sound like you're literally in the middle of a soothing forest stream? A new line of multimedia phones has ...

Before the vaunted NFC option arrives on mobile devices, start-up Naratte hopes to roll out payments that go ultrasonic. Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups ...

If alarms on your phone, TV and radio sound off this week, don't panic. It's just a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are conducting ...