Although there's a pretty good chance you already have a phone number on your smartphone, your primary number assigned by your carrier isn't your only option for calling and texting. There are ...

Google Voice is a free service that centralizes the account holder's communications into a single application. You can send a free text message to a recipient with a Google Voice account as long as ...

Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

The text message came late Tuesday. Like others I’d been getting recently, it wasn’t an obvious scam from the outset — no promise of a warranty or that I’d won a prize, no link to a suspicious website ...

According to a recent Harris Poll[1], 64% of people prefer text messaging versus calling for customer service and another 44% would rather send a text than stay on hold. In addition, enterprise ...

Free text apps offer different features than the standard SMS texting app built into your phone. Many third-party texting apps offer better security and privacy, extensive group chats, WiFi texting, ...

Antonio Ruiz-Camacho was a principal writer covering personal finance. Prior to this, he was with Bankrate Credit Cards and CreditCards.com, where he led the editorial team for nearly five years. His ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Certain apps floating around CTIA Fall 2010 are compelling enough to make it to the "download immediately" list. HeyWire is one such app, and of course, the fact that it's free ...

If you’ve received a strange text from a number you recognize because it’s your own, you’re not alone. Now, scammers are texting you from your own number. Primarily effecting Verizon customers, the ...