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Cybercrime cell busted after stealing $45m

Eight people were charged in New York for being part of a global cybercrime ring that allegedly stole altogether 45 million dollars by hacking into debit card accounts and withdrawing money from ATMs worldwide.

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Interdict gets WBS going again

Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) secured an interim interdict in the South Gauteng High Court late on Friday afternoon to have its equipment returned with immediate effect. The urgent action restored internet access to subscribers of Broadlink and iBurst, which are subsidiaries of WBS and service large blue chip corporates, including MTN and Anglo American. Add a comment

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Google gets go ahead from Icasa on use of 'TV white space'

THE Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has granted internet search giant Google and a number of partner organisations and companies to explore the use of unused channels in South Africa’s TV broadcast spectrum. Add a comment

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Will Smart Phones Finally Kill the Business Card?

In a second, with Google, I can find a phone number that was assigned to you ten years ago, but it takes me an hour to find your phone number on that business card you gave me last week. That’s just wrong. We need instant access to the most important of all resources, current contact info. Add a comment

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Facebook buys Microsoft advertising firm

San Francisco - Facebook agreed last Thursday to buy Atlas Advertiser Suite from Microsoft as part of an effort to boost ad revenues at the massive social network. Add a comment

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