Neowin News Feed for: Texting

WhatsApp is finally letting everyone edit sent messages with the latest update

Anushe Fawaz — Mon, 22 May 2023 16:46:01 +0000

WhatsApp has finally announced in its official blog post the latest feature available starting today on devices including Android and iOS. The update lets users edit and make changes to sent texts. Read more...

WhatsApp is now exchanging close to 100 billion messages each day

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 06:04:01 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp is now delivering around 100 billion messages a day. Userbase has grown considerably to two billion users now, compared to 500 million back in 2014. Read more...

Hundreds arrested, drugs and arms seized in the wake of police infiltration of a texting app

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 06:22:01 +0000

Police forces worked with the NSA to introduce malware into a secure texting platform EncroChat. Over 800 criminals have been arrested. Two tons of drugs and dozens of arms have been seized as well. Read more...

Founder of texting technology Matti Makkonen passes away

Justin Luna — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:58:01 +0000

Matti Makkonen, who was dubbed as the father of the texting service which has undeniably revolutionized the messaging system of the world, has passed away due to an illness at the age of 63. Read more...

WhatsApp will soon support voice calling

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:50:50 +0000

WhatsApp, the super popular messaging app, looks like it's expanding its feature list once again. There's very strong evidence that voice calling will soon be supported by the app. Read more...

TechSpot: WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram and other messaging clients compared

Julio Franco — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:24:53 +0000

Texting is by far one of the most popular activities on smartphones, here's a feature-by-feature rundown of some of the top clients plus a look at the their data policies. Read more...

The Fate of SMS: An interview with the sender of the world's first text message

Ben Buffone — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:40:20 +0000

We ask Neil Papworth, the man who sent the world's first text message, how he thinks texting has changed things, the social effects of SMS and where he sees the future of the technology. Read more...

DON'T TEXT-AND-DRIVE: Driver's unfinished text message serves as sad reminder

Andy Weir — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:44:42 +0000

Alexander Heit, 22, died when his car crashed as he was texting a friend. His parents have released a photo of his incomplete text as a reminder to others not to risk using a phone while driving. Read more...

Texting preferred over talking in the UK says Ofcom

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:12:34 +0000

Brits no longer feel the need to have a good chinwag on the old dog-and-bone, with the younger generation leading the charge of sending text messages over making calls, so says a recent Ofcom study. Read more...

Third of phone owning U.S. teens send 100 texts a day

Matt Blowes — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:34:01 +0000

Reuters is reporting one third of U.S. teenagers with mobile phones will send over 100 texts each day. This means texting has become the most popular form of communication for young people as discovered in... Read more...

Seniors engage in sexting, says AARP

Chris Carera — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:41:30 +0000

Sending sexually explicit text messages is not limited to unruly teens, according to a new article from the American Association of Retired Persons. The report highlights several individual cases of retirement-age individuals who like to... Read more...

SMS education courses to be offered in Canadian schools

Antonio Miceli — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:02:53 +0000

In a report from the Montreal Gazette, a text education course will be introduced in 100 Grade 7 classrooms across the country in a pilot program. If all goes well, a full program will be... Read more...

Cost of texting abroad for Europeans is lowered

Tom Warren — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:02:07 +0000

The European Commission has announced that as of today, July 1, customers roaming in another EU Member State will not only benefit from lower prices for making and receiving calls but also for texting when... Read more...

AT&T may have altered the outcome of American Idol

Brad Sams — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:29:47 +0000

American Idol year after year continues to attract millions of viewers and many of those who watch will also vote for their favorite performer. One way of entering your ballot is by texting. ... Read more...

New York Times says texting is hurting teens

Brad Sams — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:16:54 +0000

What is it that the New York Times claims is causing teens anxiety, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation? They claim teens are doing it at school, late at night, at restaurants... Read more...

Two men send 217,000 text messages, $26,000 bill

Brad Sams — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:47:41 +0000

Two men set out with the ambition to see how many text message they could send a month and rallied up 217,000 messages. The duo Nick Andes, 29, and Doug Klinger, 30, were relying... Read more...

Possibly Steep Learning Curve for iPhone Texting

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:55:00 +0000

According to Chicago-based usability consultancy User Centric, users new to Apple's much vaunted iPhone, but who have previous texting experience, may have difficulty adjusting to the phone's texting style, with its touchscreen described as "potentially... Read more...

MSN in texting deal with Orange

Tom Warren — Tue, 20 May 2003 14:50:25 +0000

MSN, Microsoft's Internet services arm, signed up French mobile carrier Orange in the biggest deal yet for its Hotmail and MSN Messaging service to mobile phones. In the deal with Orange, MSN... Read more...