A text message can be thought of as a kind of short e-mail — 160 characters or fewer including spaces — that is most commonly sent to another cell phone for that person to read.

People in the United States are using their cell phones more often to send terse 160-character messages to other cell phones, a trend already wildly popular overseas. Cell phone messaging on the ...

Another drawback for cordless SMS phones is their price. They cost about 10 percent to 15 percent more than regular cordless phones because of the software they need to send and receive messages.

A nationwide test means the same text message will be sent to every cell phone in the U.S. later this week. The Federal Communications Commission is conducting the nationwide test of the Wireless ...

For instance, Chase Bank provides account information as a response to specific text messages, and a signature stops the process. Some cell phones and apps limit the length of text message signatures.