Do you pay for text messaging? If you have a smartphone, you don’t have to. There are plenty of mobile messaging app alternatives that you can try at no cost. They work with different types of phones, ...

The best messaging apps for Android users ...

On July 28, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey released a free, new open-source messaging app in Apple's App Store called Bitchat Mesh, or Bitchat. Dorsey unveiled the new app on X, formerly Twitter, in ...

Apple ensures its software ecosystem provides just about everything one might need to get started with a new iPhone. Messages handles texting, emailing can be done through the Mail app, the Notes app ...

While there is some overlap between Android and Windows software, certain Android apps remain mobile‑only and are useful if you use both platforms daily.

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