The shape of the post-phone era is getting a bit clearer today, with the release of textPlus‘ next generation app. The new product, called Nextplus, is more than just a messaging app for Wi-Fi or ...

When Gogii, a startup backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ iFund for iPhone apps, launched its textPlus app for the iPhone in June, I was sure it was a no-brainer hit. I said so in a post.

For all the work that GOGII has put into their free textPlus messaging app, they have spent much of the last two or so years letting users do essentially one thing: communicate via text. As of today, ...

The telecommunications industry has been evolving over the past couple of years and today, one of the major players in the industry is announcing a major milestone. textPlus, a leading provider of ...

Communicating with other textPlus users in Canada is always free. Additionally, users can text and talk with friends not on textPlus in Canada for free or at rates up to six times cheaper than current ...

Canadian telecom services provider Iristel announced that it has strengthened ties with TextPlus (also called Text+), a California-based mobile communications service. For those unfamiliar with ...

It’s been a big year for the artist formerly known as GOGII. Back in October, the Southern California-based startup raised $18 million in series D financing from The Raine Group, Kleiner Perkins, ...

Two L.A. telecom startups have joined forces to take on Internet and cell phone service providers. FreedomPop, a Tarzana company that offers free wireless Internet service, announced Tuesday that it ...

WHAT: TextPlus (www.textplus.com) is an app that uses Wi-Fi to allow you to call the U.S. and Canada from abroad or send an SMS message worldwide. It’s available for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad ...

iPhone/iPod touch: TextPlus isn't the only free SMS app in the App Store, but it is unique for having landscape typing, group messaging with chat-room-style threading, and, most notably, being free ...

textPlus isn’t just “another” free picture and text messaging app. Customized chats and added features set it apart. Love It: Truly unique features like on-the-fly chat rooms. Hate It: Still iPhone ...