After spending an evening typing-up birthday, Christmas and fax messages Fred proved them wrong, and within 20 years the SMS or short message service had changed the way we communicate around the ...

Brits sent 1.6 billion fewer texts over the past year amid the rise of instant messaging services, according to new data.

AN anonymous text message service launched for children this week has been slammed because it could encourage cyber bullying. The Freaky SMS service allows youngsters to send anonymous messages ...

Communications watchdog ComReg is stepping up its battle against scammers with the launch of a text registration system. This is aimed at making it more difficult for criminals to piggy back on ...

Being able to send a text message to seek mental health support has enabled many people to reach out for help for the first time, according to a new study. Research by Shout 85258, a free 24-hour text ...

Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat messaging service, which is designed to replace SMS text messages on Android phones. Chat has features such as group texts, videos, typing ...

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Bangladesh is trialling a text message service to warn people of natural disasters, including floods and cyclones. Disaster Management Bureau spokesman Syed Ashraf said the service would be piloted ...

On December 3 1992, engineer Neil Papworth sent the first SMS message to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone. It simply read "Merry Christmas," and Jarvis had no way of replying. The idea of sending short ...

People are urged to be wary of a scam text claiming to be from delivery service Evri, as scammers are reportedly trying to steal victims’ payment details. Florence Trust, which reports on website ...

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The Samaritans charity has scrapped its text message service after admitting it is not sensitive enough to deal with people in distress and at risk of suicide. It said the SMS service could not ...