Sunday, February 10, 2008
Soul sells its Soul to TPG
In what could see SP Telemedia selling its SOUL to the devil, its been announced that TPG and SP Telemedia (SOUL) will merge in a deal worth $250 million.
This will make combined group will have one of the largest DSLAM networks in Australia and one of Australia's most profitable telecommunications companies in terms of profit margin. This means SP Telemedia and TPG networks will be combined allowingopportunities to increase network traffic, bundle and cross-sell both companies products and reduce expenditure as its customer base expands.
TPG were already offering the best priced ADSL 2 product complete with IPTV products not availalbe on any other provider.
This will make combined group will have one of the largest DSLAM networks in Australia and one of Australia's most profitable telecommunications companies in terms of profit margin. This means SP Telemedia and TPG networks will be combined allowingopportunities to increase network traffic, bundle and cross-sell both companies products and reduce expenditure as its customer base expands.
TPG were already offering the best priced ADSL 2 product complete with IPTV products not availalbe on any other provider.
ADSL2
According to CNET, Telstra has officially switched on over 900 ADSL2+ exchanges, amid allegations of spin by the telco over its decision to back down on the issue of regulation. A further 370 exchanges will be switched on within seven working days, with some locations including Alice Springs getting the speed bump within the next two days. BigPond users in newly ADSL2+ enabled areas will need to move to more expensive plans to access the higher speed services, which will see up to 2.4 million users now able to access broadband speeds of up to a theoretical maximum of 20Mbps.
burnout legends - PSP melts to boys leg
Sony says there is nothing wrong with the quality of its PSP after one of the handheld games consoles overheated in a 12-year-old boy's pocket in the United States, leaving him with second-degree burns to the leg. According to Sony it is investigating the issue but it is believed to be an isolated issue.
The boy was ironically had been playing burn out legends and then placed the game in his pocked, The device started to heat up spontaneously caught fire and melted on to his leg while at school in the Detroit, Michigan suburb of Farmington Hills when the handheld gaming device in his pocket spontaneously caught fire and melted on to his leg.
Police confirmed that the PSP had overheated and the boy claims the PSP wasn't turned on when the incident occurred.
The boy was ironically had been playing burn out legends and then placed the game in his pocked, The device started to heat up spontaneously caught fire and melted on to his leg while at school in the Detroit, Michigan suburb of Farmington Hills when the handheld gaming device in his pocket spontaneously caught fire and melted on to his leg.
Police confirmed that the PSP had overheated and the boy claims the PSP wasn't turned on when the incident occurred.
SINCE WE LAST SPOKE NETSCAPE DIED!!!
In a deal between AOL (the owners of Netscape) and Microsoft over what software it will be able to use as its default web browser for its clients it seems that one of the webs original web browsers was the sacrificial lamb given in the process of settling the dispute. Support for the browser has been dwindling and now a decision has been reached to remove all support for the browser, leaving it official a dead product.
Microsoft and Netscape have indeed been bitter rivals since Microsoft launched its internet explorer product in the late 1990's, Netscape has been around since 1994 and it moved into a place originally held by Mosiac.
Microsoft and Netscape have indeed been bitter rivals since Microsoft launched its internet explorer product in the late 1990's, Netscape has been around since 1994 and it moved into a place originally held by Mosiac.
