It’s hard to deny the sheer convenience of text messaging: punch a few buttons, hit send, and you’re instantly in touch with your friends and family without all the unnecessary small talk that a phone call demands. Unfortunately, that kind of convenience comes at an equally inconvenient – and unrea Full story
Criminals are putting a new voice to the traditionally anonymous world of online crime. Scammers have taken to making calls via Skype — the popular Voice over IP (VoIP) calling software — and attempting to scare victims into downloading and installing rogue antivirus software. Full story
In the early hours of the Japan crisis, Satomi Dohi turned to her mobile phone for two reasons: to check in with family in Fukushima and text message a donation. Full story
The PDAs, cell phones and pagers that are supposed to make their lives easier are actually stressing working moms out. Full story
Cell phones, cower in fear: the "SMS of Death" is here. Full story
In most cases, technology aims to simplify. But when it comes to text-based digital communications — e-mails, texts, chat messages, tweets and Facebook correspondence -- the technological mess only grows messier. Today, turning on one’s mobile device after leaving a movie theater could reveal an arr Full story
Wayne Treacy, 15, is being charged in the text-rage beating of Josie Ratley in Deerfield Beach, Fla. His mother Donna Powers, his stepfather Cary Smith and the family’s attorney, Russell Williams, tell TODAY’s Matt Lauer exclusively that Wayne wishes he could “turn back the hands of time.”
Oct. 20: Text messages between Sahel Kazemi and former NFL quarterback Steve McNair made in the hours before police say she shot him to death and turned the gun on herself. NBC's Ron Mott reports.
Oct. 20: Police release final text messages between Steve McNair and his murderer, mistress Sahel Kazemi. WSMV's Jennifer Johnson reports.
The insider trading case involved text messages about pending developments, with CNBC's Bertha Coombs.
The Department of Transportation is beginning a two day summit on distracted drivers, and high on the agenda is stopping text messages on cell phones. CNBC's Phil LeBeau takes a look at a technology that can prevent messaging while you're driving.
Yvette M. uses her cell phone to text message friends while walking in downtown street, Tuesday, July, 29, 2008, in Chicago. In an alert issued this week, the American College of Emergency Physicians says based on reports from emergency-room doctors around the country, the number of text-messaging p
uses her cell phone to text message friends while walking in downtown street, Tuesday, July, 29, 2008, in Chicago. In an alert issued this week, the American College of Emergency Physicians says based on reports from emergency-room doctors around the country, the number of text-messaging pedestrians
LG Electronics Chief Technology Officer Dr Woo Paik, displays the world's first market-ready Touch Watch Phone (Model: LG-GD910) with 3G video telephony service and GSM quadband network capabilities at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2009. The phone features a Fl
