Ringtone Archive

  • The “ultimate” Android ringtone

    The “ultimate” Android ringtone

    Posted on January 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Why did they do it? Just because they can. And because it’s totally annoying. via GearDiary

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  • ZOMM uses Bluetooth to tether you to your phone, your phone to you

    ZOMM uses Bluetooth to tether you to your phone, your phone to you

    Posted on January 4, 2010 | No Comments
    ZOMM uses Bluetooth to tether you to your phone, your phone to you
    Missing cellphones are a fact of life for forgetful folks, and while the 'ol "call yourself and hunt the feeble ringtone" technique works most of the time, some need a little bit more. There are plenty of software solutions out there, but ZOMM could be the perfect hardware option for any handset that supports Bluetooth. It's a keyring that tethers wirelessly to your celly like a headset, starting to buzz, blink, and chime whenever you leave the phone -- or the ZOMM -- behind. It will also alert you to incoming calls and even let you take them, acting like a disconnected speakerphone. Appropriately, the poker chip-sized device will be on display at CES this week, where there will surely be no shortage of misplaced handsets of all shapes and sizes kicking around.

    ZOMM uses Bluetooth to tether you to your phone, your phone to you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update available now

    Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update available now

    Posted on November 14, 2009 | No Comments

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    webOS 1.3.1 was always destined to come alongside the launch of the Pixi, but it's surprised us by showing its face a day early. No app catalog bombshells here, but there are a slew of more minor fixes and updates that should make users experience a great deal smoother. Is this the update that finally unlocks access to the GPU and provides the speed boost Pre owners are waiting for / advances the iTunes chess match another step? We'll let you know once our unit reboots, for now here are a few highlights from Palm's list of changes:

    Update: Downloaded, applied and rebooted. iTunes still isn't spotting our Pre as a device to sync with, and at least for the moment there's no great speed increases to speak of, but we have noticed a few more key tweaks that owners are sure to like -- setting a specific ringtone for text messages is exactly what we've been looking for.
    • Yahoo! now appears as a Calendar/Contacts/instant messaging synchronization account.
    • You can forward a text or multimedia message by tapping the message > Forward.
    • A new option is available for restarting the phone: press and hold power > Power > Restart. The prior restart method (Device Info > Reset Options > Restart) is still available.
    • Widescreen videos (including YouTube) now display in widescreen mode on the phone by default, instead of being cropped.
    • If you tap to play a YouTube video embedded on a web page, the YouTube application launches and the video plays in the app.
    • You can select a unique ringtone for new message alerts: Open Messaging > application menu > Preferences & Accounts > Sound > Ringtone.
    • While listening to a song with album art displayed, you can tap the screen below the art to display a playback slider. Dragging the slider jumps forward or backward in the song.

    Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update available now originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture reconstructed from 1000 cellphones, 2000 text alerts (video)

    Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture reconstructed from 1000 cellphones, 2000 text alerts (video)

    Posted on October 23, 2009 | No Comments
    var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/1812_overture_played_by_1000_cellphones_2000_text_alerts'; We're suckers for a well done ad but this, this is simply amazing. Vodafone NZ's Symphonia features 1000 cellphones syncing 53 different ringtone alerts from 2000 sent messages to reconstruct Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. We dare you to not be impressed. See how they did it after the break.

    [Thanks, Brent R.]

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    Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture reconstructed from 1000 cellphones, 2000 text alerts (video) originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Omnia II Millionaire Pack: For people who like to pay a little more to pretend they paid a lot more

    Omnia II Millionaire Pack: For people who like to pay a little more to pretend they paid a lot more

    Posted on September 18, 2009 | No Comments
    We’ll come right out and say it: we’re not entirely sure why this Samsung Omnia II Millionaire Pack exists. For roughly $957, you get what is essentially the same phone plus a leather case, a copy of Millionaire magazine, and.. a box. “Why wait? Get the millionaire feeling”, it reads. Er – what? Look: We loath [...]

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  • Can we all please grow up and get a real ringtone?

    Can we all please grow up and get a real ringtone?

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    We’ve all been sitting in a movie, waiting in a line, or sleeping in church, only to be annoyed by a dumb ringtone. For some reason, random people across all generations think that everyone else wants to hear a Boom Boom Pow or animal sound ringer. Well, we don’t. This is nothing new. There was [...]

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  • The Palm Pre’s ringtone has leaked!

    The Palm Pre’s ringtone has leaked!

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    The Palm Pre's ringtone has leaked. You can listen to it now, perhaps even assign it to your iPhone 3G if you're feeling adventurous.

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