In just a few simple steps, a systems administrator can quickly spin up the required SNS-backed text messaging infrastructure. And with only a few lines of code a developer can quickly create a ...

Phone users have long dreaded the Android green bubble, showing that a text was sent as an SMS or MMS message instead of ...

Trillions of text messages are sent and received via SMS-enabled devices every day, but have you ever stopped to ask, “What is SMS, exactly?” One of the oldest forms of mobile messaging, SMS messages ...

The cell phone wasn't quite 10 years old in December 1992. The switch from analog 1G networks to the advanced digital 2G networks occurred the previous year. Sony's revolutionary light-weight, ...

The first SMS text message was sent on December 3, 1992. Part of an early Vodafone test, the message was sent from a computer to a GSM handset on the carrier’s network. That first text read: “Merry ...

Text Messaging Attitudes and Usage Study Shows Consumer Preferences Favor SMS Latest study conducted by Benenson Stragegy Group on behalf of TextUs reveals key trends in consumer behavior as it ...

China’s BeiDou navigation system is set to reap more domestic users and accelerate its replacement of the US-based GPS system after a state-owned telecoms giant teamed up with major domestic mobile ...

When it launched 10 years ago, GreenPal, an app connecting people to local lawn-care services, initially relied on emails to customers about booking yard work or paying their bills. It got few ...

Communications watchdog ComReg is stepping up its battle against scammers with the launch of a text registration system. This is aimed at making it more difficult for criminals to piggy back on ...

They've kept people in touch with friends and family for more than a quarter of a century, but the era of SMS messaging may finally be over. Experts warn that the 'outdated' technology – which was ...