Apple’s Messages app may have lost the global messaging wars, but in many countries–including the U.S.–it’s still an incredibly popular way of communicating. That’s why Apple keeps upgrading it. This ...

The Signal encrypted messaging application is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 26 March, 2025. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto) I don’t know very much ...

iMessage is getting some much needed pick-me-ups in iOS 8. Apple finally has a solution to annoying group messages and they're making selfies even easier to send. So here's whats new for iMessage: You ...

Apple's walled garden may be unraveling following pressure from the European Union, but with features like USB-C finally coming to the iPhone, the consumers keep winning. Despite the release of RCS on ...

Google has pushed RCS as a universal messaging standard, urging Apple to adopt it. Verizon & all US carriers now support RCS; it allows for richer messaging like WhatsApp. Apple will support RCS with ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

What I really love about smartphones is the extensive app catalog, which lets users try and pick between a wide range of options. If you don’t like how a certain application works, you can typically ...