Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency ...

This is a test. This is only a test. But it's going to be one very big test. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the ...

When the alert sound starts blaring on your phone Wednesday, don't be alarmed. It's only a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission will conduct a ...

Millions of people across the country received the first-ever nationwide test of the government’s new emergency alert system today. While the alert was scheduled to go out at 3pm, many mobile phone ...

Nina was a breaking news reporter. She previously worked at Business Insider, The Boston Globe, and Boston.com. President Donald Trump's first-ever Presidential Alert went out Wednesday afternoon, and ...

A 10-second 'Armageddon alert' siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones at some point this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Experts and political groups are calling a video sent through text message urging voters not to vote for Janet Protasiewicz poorly timed and a misuse of an emergency alert sound on a ...

Apple's iOS 17 update was announced during the WWDC event on June 5 and it's been in beta testing ever since that time. But despite various betas throughout the last couple of months, Apple made a ...

Turning off the outgoing message sound on your iPhone can be a simple yet effective way to reduce unnecessary noise, especially if you find the default "woosh" sound annoying. Here’s a step-by-step ...

An emergency alert system will ring out on Brit’s mobile phones in upcoming government tests. Alarm bells sent straight to your mobile will be tested at around 3pm on September 7, in the United ...

If you have a cell phone, it probably buzzed and beeped loudly Wednesday afternoon around 2:18 p.m. ET. “Presidential Alert,” the screen said. “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert ...