On December 3, 1992, in Newbury, England, computer scientist Neil Papworth texted two words—“Merry Christmas”—to Richard Jarvis, a Vodafone engineering director, who was across town at a Christmas ...

The advent of text messaging as a ubiquitous mode of communication has spurred considerable interest in its impact on language skills. Researchers have investigated whether the informal register ...

The history of blue and green iPhone message bubbles is tied to the development of iMessage, Apple's proprietary messaging service. It was introduced with iOS 5 in 2011, offering iPhone users a ...