Google already allows Gmail users to exchange chat messages with mobile phone users via SMS in 23 countries worldwide, but now French mobile phone operator Orange wants to help the search giant extend ...

When a phone call is too intrusive and e-mail is too slow, nothing beats a text message. Google just rolled out a new feature that lets you send text messages straight from Gmail to a contact's phone.

Sending SMS text messages through Gmail is a cost-efficient and easy way to send text messages to your staff, co-workers and customers. While traditional methods of sending SMS text messages charge ...

Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse. Update, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. This article is more than 6 years old. Google released a ...

Google is now planning to phase out the use of SMS authentication for Gmail, and the company is looking towards using other methods that are far safer and more convenient than text messages. Various ...

Google is planning to end support for SMS-based two-factor authentication in Gmail, Forbes reports. Sending a code to your personal phone via text message has long been an option Google offered to ...

Ever since Google enabled two-step verification for Gmail and other tied authentication protocols in its ecosystem, SMS codes ...

If you want to move files from your computer to a mobile phone the easiest way often is to use the USB data cable that ships with most phones. However, if you are away from your home or otherwise ...