Text Messaging

Text messaging turns 22: Five facts you didn't know about SMSes

As Short Message Service (SMS) turns 22 this month, here's a look at five interesting facts you didn't know about traditional text messaging.

Over the hill? SMS turns 20 amid declining usage

After having done everything from sealing multi-national deals to shattering lovelorn hearts during the last two decades, text messaging volumes have declined for the first time since their inception, a new report has found.

Over the hill? SMS turns 20 amid declining usage

After having done everything from sealing multi-national deals to shattering lovelorn hearts during the last two decades, text messaging volumes have declined for the first time since their inception, a new report has found.

Trai asks operators for ways to curb 'pesky' texts

Terming unsolicited SMSes as a 'gigantic problem', telecom regulator Trai asked the mobile operators to give their suggestions on tackling the menace of pesky messages by 25 October.

Google rolls out Gmail’s free SMS service in India

Google has rolled out its free SMS chat service for Gmail users in India. The service allows users to send free SMS...

New SIM card to help parents stop bullying and sexting

A new mobile service will soon give parents control over their children's cellphone use, whom they chat with or text and also allow them to switch off their phones, wherever they are.

New SIM card to help parents stop bullying and sexting

A new mobile service will soon give parents control over their children's cellphone use, whom they chat with or text and also allow them to switch off their phones, wherever they are.

Happy 20th birthday, SMS

As the SMS turns 20 this year, we take a look at how much it has changed the way we write and read.

Happy 20th birthday, SMS

As the SMS turns 20 this year, we take a look at how much it has changed the way we write and read.

Anticipating SMSes, calls too contributes to car crashes

A study conducted suggests that thinking about future cell phone calls and messages may be an additional source of distraction that could contribute to crashes.