Free text apps offer different features than the SMS texting app built into your iPhone or Android phone.

Given how competent and powerful smartphones have become, it is easy to take for granted essential tasks they handle, like voice calling or text messaging. In the event of an internet outage, the SMS ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

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The modern phone is designed to handle much more than voice calling. Texting has become a mainstay for its convenience and the ability to manage non-urgent conversations with ease. Some of the best ...

Google has announced that Android 4.4 KitKat will offer users a choice of SMS apps. The new operating system will allow users to select a default app for sending and receiving text messages, rather ...