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- 1South Africa launches free text-only cybercrime helpline●There's a new free (text-only) helpline for reporting cybercrime in South Africa: https:// techcentral.co.za/free-cyberc
A new free helpline for reporting cybercrime has been launched in South Africa, operating via text only. The service gives victims a simple, no-cost way to report online fraud, hacking and other digital crimes, and the news is being shared across South African online communities.
- 2Samsung posts record chip-driven profit amid global memory shortage●The global memory chip crunch has given Samsung a record $80-billion quarterly profit, the highest ever for a tech compa
Samsung has reported its highest-ever quarterly profit, which TechCentral puts at $80 billion, driven by the worldwide crunch in memory chip supplies. The shortage has pushed up prices for memory products, lifting the company's semiconductor business to record earnings and making this the largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a technology company, according to the report.