Tech Buzz Weirdly! In 2011, Americans spent nearly as much on ringtones and ringbacks as we did on subscription services like Spotify.
Everyone knows that owning an iPhone is a giant liability. Walk around with your shiny design piece and you're definitely, absolutely, inevitably going to get stabbed and have it taken from you. So why not use an embarrassingly-old and busted Nokia instead?
Culture Buzz George Takei has an awesome new ringtone out. All proceeds benefit The Old Globe Theater in San Diego.
Culture Buzz From a BBC public service campaign to promote condom use in India, it’s…a downloadable ringtone consisting of people repeatedly singing the word “condom.” It’s part Mozart chorale, part barbershop quartet, entirely amazing. And no, I can’t explain the parrot.
Tech Buzz A catchy A Cappella ringtone that sings “Condom, Condom” over and over again aims to become a craze among young Indians. The ringtone was created to break down Indian’s reluctance to talk about condom usage, and thereby aims to promote safe sex and cut down on the HIV/AIDS epidemic affecting India. You can thank the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for this gem.