Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...
GeekWire’s Alan Boyle points his iPhone skyward to seek a satellite connection in an Oregon cafe. (Photo Courtesy of Alissa Farley) NEHALEM, Ore. — When I bought myself a phone that was built for ...
A closeup picture of a phone keyboard. The acronym T9 stands for Text on 9 keys. T9 "predictive texting" is a tool used primarily on non-smartphones (those with just a nine-key keyboard similar to a ...
The FCC has approved sending SMS texts using Starlink satellites in areas affected by Hurricane Helene and where Hurricane Milton will land. The FCC has approved sending SMS texts using Starlink ...
It's not just for obsessed teens anymore. Texting has become more popular than calling, according to new data from Nielsen Mobile, showing that U.S. mobile users now send or receive 357 text messages ...
We've known for some time that satellite texting will be included with Android 15, but we might finally have a hint as to which carrier will be the first to get it. Initially reported by ...