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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Staying in touch with friends and family has never been easier thanks to the wide array of free social and messaging apps on the market. There are apps that offer ways to keep in touch with distant ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals ...

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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