Neustar rolled out today its Text Everywhere service which allows communication service providers to offer text messaging, using SMS or short messaging service, on network-connected devices. This service enables users to send and receive text messages from devices such as televisions, IP desk phones, netbooks and tablets.
“The rapid adoption of tablet and other network-connected technology is changing how…
Police in Malaysia has broken up an alleged text message spam scam ring which believed to have netted over $1 million. The ring included 26 people, one Malaysian and the rest foreigners, and was responsible for taking RM6.4m ($1.9m) between 2006 and April 2010 in fake lottery scams.
Federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department (CCID) head Datuk Koh Hong Sun said that the group was part of a larger SMS…