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Google brings new 'e-mail via text message' service to Africa
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2012-09-19 04:35
While a huge percentage of Africa's more than 1 billion residents have cell phones, far fewer have access to e-mail. Google is trying to change that.
According to the Associated Press, the Web giant is embarking on an ambitious endeavor that will let people receive e-mails via text messages. In effect, Google will be giving people access to the Internet with feature handsets. Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya are the first countries to get the service.
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Hackers steal R42m from South Africa's PostBank
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-01-16 03:49
The National Intelligence Agency has launched a high-level probe after a cybercrime syndicate stole R42 million from SA Post Office financial institution Postbank over the New Year holidays, the Sunday Times reported.
The theft occurred between January 1 and January 3, and was allegedly committed by a syndicate with knowledge of the post office's information technology (IT) system.
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