Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of text messages that are vying for your attention and response? Do you wish you could stay focused on what you are doing without being interrupted ...

Malaka Gharib is the digital editor of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Previously, she was the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team, where she covered topics such ...

Republished on August 12 with new text message attack warnings. American smartphones are under attack from malicious text messages. This industrial scale campaign is driven by organized criminal gangs ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Unwanted text messages constantly buzzing on your phone can drive you nuts. But could a common step many of us take to stop them be doing the opposite? Often, a text message ...

Beware of text messages with promises to win or a call to action! Because it is precisely messages like these that repeatedly lead to unexpected costs on your mobile phone bill. If you reply ...

If you're in multiple text threads with different people in your life — your family, your partner, your kid's teacher — it can be hard to stay on top of your messages. Who should you respond to first?