When Gogii, a startup backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ iFund for iPhone apps, launched its textPlus app for the iPhone in June, I was sure it was a no-brainer hit. I said so in a post.

The shape of the post-phone era is getting a bit clearer today, with the release of textPlus‘ next generation app. The new product, called Nextplus, is more than just a messaging app for Wi-Fi or ...

Two L.A. telecom startups have joined forces to take on Internet and cell phone service providers. FreedomPop, a Tarzana company that offers free wireless Internet service, announced Tuesday that it ...

Communicating with other textPlus users in Canada is always free. Additionally, users can text and talk with friends not on textPlus in Canada for free or at rates up to six times cheaper than current ...

TextPlus uses Wi-Fi to text messages around the world as well as call U.S. and Canadian mobile phones from abroad. We love that the app can do app-to-app messaging worldwide, plus the calls are free ...

Popular texting and calling app Textplus, which is a more affordable alternative to a standard carrier plan, branched off to a new app called Nextplus today. The new app still has the same texting and ...

Marina Del Rey-based textPlus, the message app developer led by Scott Lahman, has unveiled a new app called Nextplus, aimed at ramping up adoption of the company's messaging tools. textPlus disclosed ...

For a lot of people, SMS messaging—more commonly known as “texting”—has become one of the primary ways to communicate with friends and family. The iPhone’s native Messages app makes texting very easy, ...

iPhone/Android: Want to send a text message when you're out of messages for the month, out of cellular range, or writing multiple recipients? TextPlus, a free app for Android, handles all those ...

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--textPlus today announced the global availability of Nextplus, its next generation app that allows users around the world to send and receive low- to no-cost ...

“textPlus aims to efficiently deliver a next-generation texting and calling experience to more people across more devices – for free or at an exceptionally low cost,” said Scott Lahman, Founder and ...