DHAWAN: When it's complex or sensitive, pick up the phone. A phone call is worth 1,000 text messages. GHARIB: Sometimes an emoji just won't cut it. For NPR's Life Kit, I'm Malaka Gharib.

The Sixth Circuit recently delivered a clear message to litigants pursuing claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ...

3. Check your messages on the web Load up the Google Messages web interface on your computer, and you don’t have to fish around for your phone every time you want to read or compose a text.

Dear Annie: I’ve noticed that some of my friends and I seem to have very different preferences when it comes to communication -- especially around texting versus phone calls. As an adult with ...