Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Facebook users may have heard a new sound coming from their cellphones while scrolling on the social media’s app recently. A chirping noise has phone users baffled, and some would prefer some quiet.

Recently, Twitter users noticed that the app has started making a new sound — when you pull down to refresh your timeline, notifications, DMs, or pretty much anything else in the official app, there’s ...

The startup sound associated with Windows has always been divisive, with some wanting to disable it, others feeling indifferent to it, and some enjoying it. And, of course, the sound is typically ...

THERE COULD BE ANOTHER WINTRY MIX BY FRIDAY. THANKS, AVA. WELL, IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, KIDS ARE SPENDING MORE TIME THAN EVER ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT COULD BE IMPACTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

Turn sound effects On and Off in Outlook for email notifications. Toggle sound effects in Outlook for calendar, task, and flag reminders. 1] Turn On and Off sound effects in Outlook for email ...