Free text apps offer different features than the standard SMS texting app built into your phone. Many third-party texting apps offer better security and privacy, extensive group chats, WiFi texting, ...

Searching online for free texting apps is a pain in the rear end. There are free apps that work with your existing SMS service and messenger apps that send messages but not real SMS. This is a problem ...

Some T-Mobile customers might soon be able to claim a full year of free satellite texting. Last month, T-Mobile expanded its Starlink satellite messaging program beyond its own borders and allowed ...

It sounds too good to be true: a cellular phone plan that comes with a free phone number, free texting, and even free data to access essential apps. I’ve been testing the plan, which is called Free ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

AT&T decided to kill off all texting plan options but its $20 unlimited plan this month. As of August 21, you can no longer get the 1,000 message plan for $10 per month. (That was a sweetspot for many ...

Despite all the warnings and cautionary tales of accidents and deaths that come from texting while driving, some people will continue to do it. The latest app to allow for hands-free texting while ...

You don’t need to spend a bundle or carry around two phones to have a second number. Not only do most modern smartphones now let you set up another line using a second SIM card or an eSIM, but there ...

In this age of constant connection, flights have been one of the final spaces of solitude, where airplane mode-enabled phones don't light up with a barrage of messages. That's about to change. Delta ...

Kids, of course, come in all varieties, and their interests run the gamut. But when it comes to 10-year-old girls, I dare say, there are two ubiquitous desires: getting one's ears pierced and getting ...

Scientific American column this month I wrote about the first study to compare driver distraction while voice texting (using Siri on the iPhone or Vlingo on Android ...