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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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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 ...

Top Trump administration officials accidentally shared highly sensitive attack plans on Iranian-backed militants in Yemen with a journalist on the messaging app Signal. Signal is a free, encrypted ...

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