The company, which has been quietly working on an instant messaging component for its iPlanet e-commerce software, will debut the product at an Oct. 22 event. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

Google Messages could be getting a new snoozing feature that allows you to mute messages for longer periods It's the first snoozing function since Google dissolved its text-reminding feature There's ...

There are untold numbers of instant messaging networks (not even taking SMS into consideration)—with companies like Google having, all by themselves, created a half dozen competing applications and ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The software that Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) uses for mass messaging was taken offline due to a data breach, MSCS said. That software is called Finalsite. The company took ...

The Messages app becomes more playful -- and more practical if you're out of range -- in the latest iOS update. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.