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Whether it’s hosting a house party or having clients come to your office, chances are you’ve dealt with giving out your network details—and you know it’s a bit of a pain. It can also be a security liability; with so many of your…

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Découvrez dès maintenant l’application iPad & Android Fubiz pour accéder à l’ensemble de vos articles et contenus sur votre tablette. Avec un design et une ergonomie entièrement repensés pour un confort de lecture maximal, cette application a pour but de vous offrir la meilleure expérience de Fubiz sur tablette.

Conçue par Fubiz, The Twelve & Ileo Tech, voici les fonctionnalités de l’application iPad et Android :

– Ergonomie et design entièrement repensés
– Fonctions de partage Facebook et Twitter
– Deux vues : mosaïc et horizontale
– Slideshow d’images et de vidéos
– Un onglet Fubiz TV
– Un tri par catégorie
– Moteur de recherche

Site officiel – Fubiz for iPad : App Store – Fubiz for Android : Google Play

Like many of you, I enjoy the convenience and fun of owning a smartphone. However, I detest loud, obnoxious ring tones. It’s jarring to be in a room with someone whose phone suddenly begins blaring a Metallica riff. My iPhone shipped with several options for ring tones, and several are acceptable. But, there is still much to be desired.

I had an opportunity to review Cleartones, which are non-obnoxious and downright minimal ringtones and alert sounds for the iPhone and Android. (Thanks to Cleartones for letting me give these a try.) After a week of testing these sounds, I can safely say they’re the least annoying ringtones I’ve heard.

When I’m picking a ringtone, I’m looking for three things:

1. It can’t be embarrassing in a professional or more formal setting. Something goofy might amuse my friends over the weekend, but that won’t cut it when with a client.
2. It must be loud enough to be heard while in a pocket. This might be a function of my age, but I don’t always hear my iPhone ring when it’s in my pocket. I dislike the vibrate function, so the tone I choose must be loud enough for me to hear through clothing from a few feet away.
3. It can’t be insistent. People think I’m crazy on this one, but hear me out. A ringtone’s job is to let me know when someone is calling. It rings, I hear it, and then I respond. There are many rings out there that repeat almost instantly, over and over. I want a good “five Mississippi” between rings. I know someone’s calling, and I’ll get to it when I get to it.

With these points in in mind, here’s what I found from Cleartones.

The company offers two sets of tones, each with three packaging options. The original set is Cleartones Classic. These are mostly electronic-sounding tones, each super brief. The one called “A Clear Tone” is literally a single, electronic “ping” that repeats every six seconds. It’s like the Cleartone developers were reading my mind when they designed this one. Others, like “Loud & Clear” sound like an old ’90’s portable phone, while “The Friendly Tone” fades in and out quickly. The “Classics” set contains 50 tones for $10. Likewise, the Classics Notifications set offers 50 sounds to use with sms, email, voicemail and other alerts. It also sells for $10. Or, you can buy the lot — 100 sounds — for $17.

The other set of sounds is called Cleartones Organic, which feature acoustic instruments exclusively, like metal bells, glass bowls, a vibraphone, and more. This is my favorite set. “Hello There Wood” is very nice, as it’s three sharp raps on a wooden block, but my favorite is “Gamelong:” two quick taps on a glass bowl that repeats every five seconds. It meets all my criteria.

Just like the Classic set, Cleartones Organics ringtones and notifications sets (50 each) are available for $10, or you can buy all 100 for $17.

I should mention another company that sells pleasant ringtones called iRingPro. Their site was recently hacked, unfortunately, but you can still access their web store. iRingPro focuses more heavily on nature sounds.

They’re all worth checking out and, in most cases, are more pleasant and uncluttered than whatever shipped with your phone. Also, if you have another favorite set of uncluttered ringtones, please share your finds with everyone in the comments.

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In the past few weeks, NYC-based readers may have noticed clusters of grey columns popping up left and right in nearly every neighborhood in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Those familiar with bike share programs in numerous metropolises around the world will recognize the…

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CollapseMini is a totally-wireless, all-in-1 docking station/speaker/table for all Android phones. No controls, connector, or power button…. and more importantly no annoying configurations! Simply place your phone over the glass and control the volume by rotating the phone itself. Upon making contact with the CollapseMini surface, the device will automatically sync, stream your tunes, and charge simultaneously!

Designer: Matteo Massimi

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