A new report finds rising ‘alert fatigue’ as smartphone users are bombarded with dozens of news notifications each day.

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday ...

Technology wizard Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks through the steps for how to set alerts on a phone for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

When it was last tested, the message that appeared on phones said: ‘This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK Government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.

Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a ...

Every mobile in the UK is set to receive a startling 'emergency alert' complete with a blaring siren lasting 10 seconds later ...

These mobile alerts can be switched on or off via the application or the phone’s settings panel. If turned off, a credit cardholder might not receive an urgent message from their provider via ...

The alert system generally reaches nine out of 10 phones, Frith said, but while it's an important tool, it's not meant to be the only way people learn about emergencies.

Some mobile phone users run into a snag when trying to access information tied to Amber Alerts sent out in Tennessee when a child goes missing. The alerts, which are sent to mobile phones with ...

Emergency alert sent to millions of mobile phones as 20,000 homes without power The alert was sent out at approximately 6.45pm on Friday by the UK government - and thousands of homes are now ...