Wakie is an Android and Windows Phone app (iOS is currently in the approval process) that lets complete strangers dial you up to help get your ass out of bed, and I couldn’t think of anything more ...

There are lots of alarm clock apps out there—alarms with traditional tones, alarms that ditch the sound for a screen brightening approach, alarms that get angry when you try to snooze. And then ...

“Hey there, I’m just calling to wake you up,” I said a little awkwardly. “Thanks. Where are you from?” replied a female voice with a thick Irish accent. “The UK. You’re from Ireland, right?” “How ...

These days, there's a social media app for just about anything — networking, dating, blogging — but one uncharted territory? Sleeping. That is, until now. A new social app just launched for iOS, and ...

Wakie, the ‘social alarm clock’ that lets you be woken up by a complete stranger, is pivoting the concept to enable you to connect via phone call on any topic. Behind the scenes, the Russian startup, ...

As someone that has never been a morning person, the dreaded sound of an alarm clock is probably the least pleasant way to start my day. I do alright if another person is around to wake me up but that ...

An Armenian entrepreneur has launched an app that wakes users up with a call from a stranger. The app, developed by San Francisco based Hrachick Adjarmian, has been dubbed as a "social alarm clock." ...

Wakie, the social alarm clock app built around a community of users who help wake each other up, has finally been approved for iOS devices. The service began life in Russia as a website before coming ...

Wakie, a new app that substitutes a call from a stranger for your usual alarm clock, is taking the internet by storm. But does it work - or is it just plain weird? The Wakie app allows users to ...

There’s alarm clock apps that force you to spin around, and ones that require you to move closer to your router. Then there’s Wakie, an app that encourages random strangers around the world to wake ...

It was only a matter of time before social media found another use beyond sharing cute pictures of kittens and the grandkids along-side 140-character pearls of wisdom: cue Wakie. We all accept that ...

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter My finger hovered over the "call" button as I ...