Free text apps offer different features than the SMS texting app built into your iPhone or Android phone.

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.

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 ...

The humble SMS text message is showing its age — which is unsurprising, given it celebrated its 30th birthday last year. While text messages are still sent every day, they’re waning in popularity as ...