Unless you’ve sought out an alternative, the default SMS app on your Android device is probably called Messages, with two blue speech bubbles overlapping on a white background. This is Google Messages ...

The Princess of Wales has spoken about the importance of connection during the Christmas period as she observed that it's a time that reminds us "how deeply our lives are woven together" adding that ...

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Pavel Durov, the founder and owner of Telegram, is worth $17 billion. The messaging platform has 1 billion users and is worth $30 billion. Durov has faced legal trouble in France, where authorities ...

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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 ...

After countless ads and several years of Google’s pleading, RCS is an integral part of Apple’s Messages app. It wasn’t always that way, as I jumped on the experience almost immediately, activating it ...