Google Launches Gmail Over SMS In Emerging Markets

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Google Launches Gmail Over SMS In Emerging Markets

Posted by ptoone (#1) 310 days ago (http://techcrunch.com)

This morning Google announced the launch of a new service that delivers Gmail messages over SMS. The service, simply called Gmail SMS, is currently available only in emerging markets where smartphone penetration is low and internet connections are unreliable. Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya are the first three countries where Gmail SMS is supported. However, although Google didn’t say, it’s likely that the service will begin to roll out to other regions in the near future.

Read more here: http://google-africa.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/send-and-receive-gmail-on-your-phone-as.html

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