It sounds like someone accidentally hit adjacent keys on a xylophone. The understated double ping hits me with a jolt of excitement, a swooping stomach, and even a bit of relief. Whenever I hear the ...

Facebook Messenger Beta has a new option that helps stop double notifications. The feature allows you to disable the new-message chime in a browser when you also have Facebook Messenger Beta open. The ...

To let you know that you've received a new message, Facebook Messenger will notify you with a sounds or a vibration. If you wish to stop receiving this type of notification, you can easily disable ...

You've been through the rigamarole: you spy an old friend, or a new colleague, in that "People You May Know" window to the left of your news feed on Facebook. You add them as a friend, and wait a few ...

Facebook has created a library of sound bites that are pretty fun to snack on. In July, the social media company introduced "soundmojis": A menu of emoji in Facebook's chat application Messenger that ...

Gordon Gottsegen is a tech writer who has experience working at publications like Wired. He loves testing out new gadgets and complaining about them. He is the ghost of all failed Kickstarters.

Chrome: Much like how FBPrivacy gives you more control over your Facebook Messenger's settings on jailbroken iOS devices, Facebook Chat Pro lets you control whether ...