FBI investigates fake texts sent to House RepublicansThe faker posed as VP Pence's press secretary.By J. Fingas, 01.05.2019
FCC will allow carriers to block spam text messagesThere are concerns the ruling will enable censorship, however.By J. Fingas, 12.12.2018
Verizon to introduce next-generation RCS texting in 2019The company didn’t say exactly when it would launch.By M. Locklear, 11.16.2018
Google is working on a fix for Pixel 3's disappearing texts bugSome users have reported their SMS messages vanishing after an update.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2018
Alexa can send SMS messages using your voiceSo long as you have an Android phone, that is.By J. Fingas, 01.30.2018
The first text message was sent 25 years agoA lot has changed in a quarter century.By J. Fingas, 12.03.2017
Unsent text message accepted as valid will by Australian courtThe text was found in the drafts folder on a deceased man's mobile phone.By S. Shah, 10.12.2017
India shut off the internet in an attempt to maintain orderIt did so ahead of a verdict in a high-profile criminal case.By M. Locklear, 08.29.2017
Google Voice is having trouble delivering text messagesIf you're a Voice user and not receiving texts, you're not alone.By N. Ingraham, 08.25.2017
Sprint and Rogers connect for iMessage-like RCS textingThe SMS replacement is slowly being adopted by carriers. By R. Baldwin, 06.02.2017
Google might kill Hangouts' text messaging feature (update: confirmed)But Google Voice users will still be able to send and receive texts through the app.By M. Moon, 03.24.2017