It Sure Seems Like Apple Is Willing to Bend Its Own Rules to Promote Its Services
Apple seems to really, really want people to commit to its services.
Tip: Keep Notifications From Constantly Interrupting You
Notifications keep you in touch with your friends, breaking news, the weather, and much more, but you don’t necessarily…
How to Keep Phone Notifications from Ruining Your Life
Once upon a time in the not-too-distant past, getting an email or a weather forecast popping up on a smartphone felt…
How to Make Notifications on Your Android Phone Less Annoying
Android already gives you plenty of flexibility when it comes to managing notifications—and more features are on the way
Use Your iPhone's LED Flash as a Notification Alert
The iPhone has never had an LED notification light like some Android handsets have, but you can use the flash around…
How to Disable Notifications By App or Time in Windows 8.1
We’re a month away from Windows 10, but while you wait for Microsoft’s newest OS to come down the pipe there are still…
Just Turn Off Your Notifications Already
I see you, internet-connected person, complaining that you’re a slave to your phone and to the notifications that won’t…
The Fantastic Pebble Smartwatch Is Now Better Than Ever
A few days ago Pebble's wonderful smartwatches got updated with the power of Android Wear notifications when the…
All of My Gadgets Are Screaming at Me and It's All My Fault
If you were to send me an email right now, a number of things would happen. My wrist would vibrate. My pocket would…
Pebble owners, heads up! You can update to version 2.5, allowing your smartwatch to display emoji, play nice with iOS…
Set This Flashing USB Dongle to Notify You of Just About Anything
We live in an auditory landscape populated by dings, blips, and jangling—constant reminders of the probably-dire…
Skype Just Fixed the Single Most Annoying Thing About Notifications
Skype just announced a great new feature that should be part of every single app, plugin, or digital service you use:…
Yep, iOS Is Getting Widgets
Apple has finally made its Notification Center functional. Now, you can include info- and function-packed widgets right…
TweetDeck Just Got Worse and Twitter Blames Google
If you're a heavy TweetDeck user—we are bloggers, and thus, we are heavy TweetDeck users—you might've noticed that…
This App Gives You an iOS 7 Notification Center on Any Android Phone
Want iOS 7's notification center but don't have an iOS device? No problem. There's a new app called Control Center that…
Apple Overhauls Desktop Notifications So That They're Actually Useful
A centralized Notification Center was a great addition to OS X. The problem? Based on their original design, they…
How to Be the First to Know When Arrested Development Is on Netflix
The Internet is all about being first. Who wants to be second? You want to be the person who screams FIRST. You want to…
Facebook Is Rolling Out Threaded Comments to Pages and Hyper-Popular Profiles
What was once just an infinitely looping twinkle in a Facebook developer's eye has officially become a reality:…
Facebook for iOS Is Testing an Obnoxious New Feature That Harasses You Until You Update
Facebook is notorious for testing all sorts of wild and crazy ideas before implementing them site wide—assuming they…
Your Phone's Low Battery Warnings Should Look Like These Hilarious Notifications
Because batteries enjoy dying so much when we really need that last little bit of juice, low battery warnings really…