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15 Common Texting Abbreviations You Should Know

And before unlimited texting plans, each message would cost money, too. Needless to say, you had to convey your message in the most practical and concise manner possible. That’s how texting abbreviations were born.

11 Hilarious Texts That Are Basically Marriage in a Nutshell

These 11 text conversations are quite the accurate summation of married life: 1. Agreeing on supper 2. Listening to each other [related_articles] 3. Paying attention 4. Helping out 5. Showing appreciation 6. Keeping up appearances 7. Intellectual discussions 8. Sharing the housework 9.

Smishing 101: How to Recognize Scam Text Messages

These are the biggest warning signs for a smishing text, and how to avoid them. 1. 11-Digit Numbers Legitimate marketing text messages are usually sent from a 6-digit shortcode, a text-enabled, 10-digit toll-free number, or a business’s existing ten-digit landline.

Deleting a Text Message is Easier Said Than Done

At first glance, deleting a text message sounds pretty straightforward. You just hit ‘delete’ on the phone, and you’re done. Right? In reality, all this does is hide the message or conversation from your device.

7 Ways to Send Text Messages From Your Computer

With the advent of instant messaging services such as WhatsApp , Telegram , Skype , and others, we hardly ever text using Short Message Service, or SMS, to communicate. At least that's what most of us tend to assume. However, SMS text messages are still popular.

Antique Pot Found Decorated With... a Smiley Face?!

Unicode is "an information technology standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text," and that includes emojis. The upcoming version is Emoji 14.0, which will include a melting face!

What Are Dogs REALLY Thinking About?

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Incredible Invention: Glasses That Will Read to You!

A new pair of glasses may just be what those who have visual impairments, or comprehension problems, need to read written text more easily. Known as the Oton Glass, these smart spectacles work by translating text into audio using two cameras and an earpiece, both of which are fitted to its frame.

Read Our Comprehensive Guide to Using Google Translate

You can use it to translate snippets of text from one language to another or you can even use it to translate entire web pages.

Read Our Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Word Here

Highlighting and Selecting Text Highlighting or selecting parts of text will allow you to change that text in terms of color, font, and style, and you can even replace the words if necessary.

With These Apps, You Get Unlimited Calls With Wi-Fi

Text Free Image source: Text Free Text Free is similar to TextNow, but with some key differences. With this app, you can make free Wi-Fi-based app-to-app calls and inbound calls. However, outbound calls to a regular phone number are chargeable.