Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Text messages are everywhere in our daily lives. They’ve become ...

A closeup picture of a phone keyboard. The acronym T9 stands for Text on 9 keys. T9 "predictive texting" is a tool used primarily on non-smartphones (those with just a nine-key keyboard similar to a ...

Trillions of text messages are sent and received via SMS-enabled devices every day, but have you ever stopped to ask, “What is SMS, exactly?” One of the oldest forms of mobile messaging, SMS messages ...

Anonymous text messages containing disturbing content — such as claiming Black Americans had been “selected to pick cotton” — were sent the day after Election Day, targeting recipients in more than 20 ...

The advent of text messaging as a ubiquitous mode of communication has spurred considerable interest in its impact on language skills. Researchers have investigated whether the informal register ...

This guide tells you everything you need to know about RCS. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Rich Communication Services messaging is new to iPhone, and it makes chatting with Android users much ...