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

Do you pay for text messaging? If you have a smartphone, you don’t have to. There are plenty of mobile messaging app alternatives that you can try at no cost. They work with different types of phones, ...

On July 28, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey released a free, new open-source messaging app in Apple's App Store called Bitchat Mesh, or Bitchat. Dorsey unveiled the new app on X, formerly Twitter, in ...

Ever wished you could stay connected no matter where your travels take you? Imagine sending texts seamlessly even when you’re halfway around the world. Well, that’s exactly the kind of global ...

Back in the day, if you wanted to send someone a message, you hopped on an AOL or MSN chat and endured the nails-on-chalkboard wail of your dial-up connection as you for it to retrieve messages. Then ...

Depending on exactly how broad your friend circle is, you may have any number of apps on your phone that include private messaging functionality that you use as the primary way to talk to a given ...

Text messaging costs have long been the bane of many a mobile caller: although many plans come with unlimited text messaging, many come with capped limits or charge (a nickel, a dime, even a quarter) ...

If you’re planning to travel overseas and need to make a phone call back home, it’s important to figure out the best way to do so before you leave. While your cell phone provider can assist you, using ...