If you’re tired of being jolted out of bed by your current alarm, a dawnlike wake-up light just might brighten your morning in more ways than one. Here’s Consumer Reports' take on six popular models.

Voice Actions will work with the default alarm clock for some Android phones, such as the EVO 3D with HTC Sense 3.0. It will only work if you install the latest Android update. For other phones, you ...

Instead of the default alarm, use Sleep Schedule in the Clock app—its soothing tones and gradual volume ramp make mornings ...

Turn your iPhone into an alarm clock, digital photo frame, or widget display with this iOS trick. Typically, your iPhone lays flat on your desk or nightstand while it's locked and charging. To see any ...

The Amazon Echo's alarm capabilities have been lacking since the feature was added last year. But now you can wake up to the soothing voice of Alec Baldwin every morning. Taylor Martin has covered ...

Maintaining a healthy sleep cycle is one of the most effective ways to lock in your hard-earned fitness—recovery is just as important as a good workout, after all—but how might you manage that when ...

An alarm clock may seem outdated, with your smartphone’s endless number of tones and apps to wake you up. But using your phone as your alarm can tempt you to use it before you tuck in, and that can ...

What does your alarm clock do for you? Maybe you rely on your phone to chime, beep, and blare when it’s time to get out of bed. Maybe you don’t even have an alarm clock. Wouldn’t your dreams be a ...

Waking up to a loud alarm on your smartphone is not a fun way to get up in the morning. Plus, there’s growing evidence that having a smartphone in the bedroom may be wreaking havoc on our sleep. This ...