The contents were unremarkable, a simple "Merry Christmas," but this dispatch of seasonal cheer happened to be the first text message ever sent. These days, the humble text message is ubiquitous ...

Alexander Graham Bell called his assistant, Thomas Watson, on March 10, 1876. Communication has evolved ever since.

It might not look like the text we’re familiar with today ... links between very old cylinder seals and the world’s first writing system. Their study focused on Uruk, an area in southern ...

On December 3, 1992, 22-year-old software architect Neil Papworth sent the world's first SMS text message (SMS = Short Message Service). Although the concept of SMS technology was originally ...

The real conundrum now is how to obsessively read into that first date text. What should you say? What does it mean? How should you respond? Are they interested in potentially going on a second date?

"As soon as we added him in the group chat, he was chirping," Bennett said. "His first message was a chirp. Right away. You ...