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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.