Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy industry, and outside of work enjoys biking and pizza making.

Texting on Android doesn't have to feel sluggish or cluttered. These settings tweaks can speed things up and make the whole experience feel more refined.

Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app, at least for United States customers. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant’s U.S. support website, Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July.

Hillman highlights Teradata’s interoperability with AWS, Python-in-SQL, minimal data movement, open table formats, feature stores, and “bring your own […]  Samsung is sunsetting its own chat app while Apple adds end-to-end encryption to its already-live RCS,