There was a simple time, not long ago, when one's cell phone ring indicated only one thing: Someone was calling you. Yet, as the din of beeps and tones has thickened, and the need for differentiation ...

The story is the same in every class, lecture, or discussion section: A professor is interrupted by the flamboyant ring-tone rendition of a popular rap song and distracted students are momentarily ...

The world of cell phone ring tones has become one of the more startling showcases of strange sounds and free speech. Though most are musical, an increasing number of ring tones are adapted from bits ...