Just about everyone communicates through text or direct messages to some extent nowadays, and here are five rules you shouldn ...

That “thinking of you” text might feel sweet to send at 1:47 a.m.—until the recipient thinks you have been kidnapped, are ...

Texting and driving is one of the riskiest behaviors drivers can engage in behind the wheel. When you send or read a text, ...

Sending abbreviations in text messages is second nature to many people, with the abbreviations for “laugh out loud” or “be right back” among the many that are exchanged. But those instinctive ...

With the Samsung Messages going away, many Android users will be exclusively using Google Messages, which was already the ...

So many communications channels, so little time. That is the quandary fundraisers face when deciding if they should send text messages to potential donors. But there are many reasons to text, experts ...

Gmail sits at the center of business communication for a reason. It is reliable, familiar, and powerful enough to handle everything from internal updates to cus ...

GeekWire’s Alan Boyle points his iPhone skyward to seek a satellite connection in an Oregon cafe. (Photo Courtesy of Alissa Farley) NEHALEM, Ore. — When I bought myself a phone that was built for ...

Crisis Text Line, a 24-7 mental health texting hotline for teenagers, announced that the non-profit organization plans to share the data it has collected since launching with researchers who want to ...

Apple changed the messaging landscape in 2011, enabling full encryption for its new iMessage platform from the start. It seems extraordinary that it has taken a further 15-years to bring us to the ...