Only a few days after the launch of its new task manager, Gmail has introduced a new feature allowing users to send free SMS messages through its integrated Chat. To activate the feature, visit the ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. It’s pretty simple to do really, again, as long as you have a Google Voice number attached to Hangouts. Open ...

After a pulled-back launch back in late October, Google has re-released SMS capabilities in Gmail Chat. It's still an "experimental feature" in Gmail Labs, but presumably after the false start it'll ...

After a hiatus of more than a month, Google has reintroduced a feature to send instant messages to phones via SMS. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Google today rolled out a Labs feature that allows you to quickly send SMS messages via Gchat-perfect for continuing to antagonize your contacts with your witty links well after they leave their ...

Customers of Malaysian mobile operator DiGi can now use Gmail to send free SMSes to friends after the carrier teamed up with Google to bring the service to the country. DiGi, whose 8.8 million users ...

Google will reportedly add SMS sending capabilities to Gmail Chat today which will now let desktop Gmail users swap instant messages with mobile phone users via SMS protocol. Previously Gmail users ...

Google has rolled out a new service in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya that lets Gmail users send and receive emails using the built-in SMS features of their mobile phones. The implications of this are ...

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While much of the developed world has grown used to high-speed internet access, the majority of the African continent remains without reliable and affordable internet, placing modern communication ...