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In its quest to beef up the feature set of its RCS-powered Messages application for Android, Google appears to now be beta testing a new @mentions texting function -- at least for a small subset of ...

Google Messages could be getting a new snoozing feature that allows you to mute messages for longer periods It's the first snoozing function since Google dissolved its text-reminding feature There's ...

Apple has approved startup Poke as the first artificial intelligence-powered service to operate on its Messages for Business ...

There are untold numbers of instant messaging networks (not even taking SMS into consideration)—with companies like Google having, all by themselves, created a half dozen competing applications and ...

Apple says it will add support for a new Rich Communication Services (RCS) specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates. "End ...

The Messages app becomes more playful -- and more practical if you're out of range -- in the latest iOS update. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of ...