Canadian telecom services provider Iristel announced that it has strengthened ties with TextPlus (also called Text+), a California-based mobile communications service. For those unfamiliar with ...

WHAT: TextPlus (www.textplus.com) is an app that uses Wi-Fi to allow you to call the U.S. and Canada from abroad or send an SMS message worldwide. It’s available for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad ...

The Raine Group, Joe Ravitch and Jeff Sine’s increasingly high profile boutique merchant bank, led an $18 million investment in Marina del Ray-based mobile telcom group Textplus, the company said ...

We’re a week away from the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas and it’s becoming very clear what the big battleground will be this year: group messaging apps. Just like micro-messaging apps a few years ...

iPhone/iPod touch: TextPlus isn't the only free SMS app in the App Store, but it is unique for having landscape typing, group messaging with chat-room-style threading, and, most notably, being free ...

textPlus has announced that it is expanding its services to now allow international calls to be made right from its Android app. The mobile communications company believes that it can compete against ...

GOGII’s well-funded, free text messaging app, textPlus, announced today that it has crossed the 10 billion text messages sent mark since it launched in the app store in June of 2009. They’re pumping ...

Tired of racking up massive SMS bills every month? TextPlus lets you send and receive messages without spending a dime. Plus, it lets you text groups, not just individuals. Rick Broida is the author ...

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 ...

textPlus makes smartphones global and turns tablets into fully functional phones without all the hassle or additional expense: “Our goal is to redefine what it means to communicate globally with ...

If you are on the contract free MetroPCS mobile network here in the US and use an Android device, textPlus and MetroPCS have announced a new partnership that brings free group texting to the Android ...

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.