MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in history in 1992, the world saw the first-ever SMS text message sent from a computer to a cellphone. It was just two words, Merry Christmas, but it sparked a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them.

Build confidence in these APIs by letting customers dogfood these experimental APIs on Flutter’s main release channel. Give ourselves the ability to change these experimental APIs if needed. Speed up ...

A mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN. The identified apps were designed to load out-of-context ads on ...

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 ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a mobile application known as the “Comprehensive Article Reader,” built with Flutter and interfacing with the ChatGPT API. The app has additional features such as ...

Motive and Telefónica have demonstrated a successful proof of concept (PoC) for phone number verification using the GSMA Open Gateway’s Number Verification API. The demonstration, showcased at the ...

AT&T is shutting down its email-to-text and text-to-email services on June 17, 2025. The feature lets users send texts via email and receive texts as emails using special AT&T addresses. While some ...