SMS messaging is being used in a number of different ways. While it has long been used as a form of communication for friends and family members to keep...

Smartphone apps run the gamut of functions and there is app for every need. What you may not realize is that nestled among of this huge diversity of apps...

The micro-blogging giant Twitter has launched a new feature called Lifeline for Japanese users, helping people there finding critical information that they require at the time mostly during moments of crisis like natural disasters, or when communications services are unavailable or difficult to reach. The company explains how the whole process works: Say, for example,...

Google, through its blog post, announced a new service known as Google Public Alerts, a platform designed to bring relevant emergency alerts when and...