4.1 Billion text messages sent every day in the US

In the semi-annual CTIA Wireless Industry Survey there were a lot of interesting facts and figures but of them all it has to be the fact that some 740 billion text messages were sent ... continue

Gmail’s Free Texting — What Happened?

Still searching for that new Gmail free texting feature we heard about on Friday? Turns out the reports of its debut were true -- but Google has run into some technical troubles and has decided to ... continue

Report: Gmail to Get Free Texting Today

Update: Gmail's Free Texting: What Happened? Google may have killed its free "Send to Phone" online text messaging tool, but now it's replacing it with an even easier SMS solution, according to published reports. Gmail SMS chat is expected ... continue

Google “Send to Phone” Gone — Where to Find Free Texting Now?

Did you know that Google has dropped its "Send to Phone" free SMS sending service? I didn't...until I happened to go try to use it today and found myself greeted with this message: "Send to Phone" had ... continue

Services Springing Up to Replace Twitter SMS

The first services hoping to pick up where Twitter left off are popping up this week. Twitter pulled the plug on its outbound text messaging service for all of the UK last Thursday, saying the service was simply ... continue

Twitter Kills UK’s SMS — Will That Kill Twitter?

It's all the buzz in the blogosphere today: Twitter has ended its outbound text messaging service for the entire UK, limiting the SMS capability now to only the United States, Canada, and India. The reason all comes down ... continue