Google is bringing RCS messaging to users directly instead of waiting for carriers

There has been much talk about SMS successor RCS (Rich Communication Service) over the last year or so, but there has been little in the way of action. But this is about to change. Seemingly tired of carriers and handset makers dawdling, Google is bringing RCS messaging to Android users in the UK and France. With Google taking control of RCS, the service could become the company's version of iMessage before long, and it means users will be able to experience it sooner than they might have expected. See also: com uses clever entrapment technique and accuses Google of stealing… [Continue Reading]