Google will reportedly add SMS sending capabilities to Gmail Chat today which will now let desktop Gmail users swap instant messages with mobile phone users via SMS protocol. Previously Gmail users ...

Google already allows Gmail users to exchange chat messages with mobile phone users via SMS in 23 countries worldwide, but now French mobile phone operator Orange wants to help the search giant extend ...

Google rarely sends new features out into the wild before they are ready for prime time, despite the fact that it stamps just about everything with "beta", but SMS via chat was something that ...

The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features. However, there’s also another enhancement that Apple didn’t mention on stage: the dreaded Tapback spam in ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. When I walked away from Facebook’s press event last week, there was one thing I was truly excited for – Chat ...

App-based messaging has overtaken SMS messaging for the first time, according to new figures released by research company Informa (via BBC News). Informa said almost 19 billion messages were sent per ...

Google and a handful of U.S. carriers are set to redefine the SMS standard. The search company announced a year ago that Android Messages would be preloaded by 20 or more OEMs as the official Rich ...

For the first time ever, instant messaging in chat apps has surpassed traditional SMS text messaging, according to the research firm Informa. Does this mean texting will become a thing of the past?

We've known about Google's plans to replace SMS with the Rich Communication Services standard (RCS) for a couple of years. Now, it's been revealed that the company's brand name for this iMessage-style ...