Canada’s wireless providers are preparing for a looming update to the National Public Alerting System that will force smartphones to sound an ominous alarm when an emergency alert is triggered. In ...

Millions of phones, TVs and radios across the US will receive an alert on Wednesday as part of a nationwide test for an emergency alert system. At 2.20pm ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

The government tested “emergency alerts” on millions of phones across the UK yesterday (September 7). The sound, which rang out at 3pm, was the second-ever trial of the government programme. Some ...

Wednesday’s test of the Alert Ready system is being hailed as a success despite the fact many people reported not receiving the loud warning on their cellphones. “That’s why we do tests. To make sure.