Archive for May, 2008

Mazumamobile to make TV debut

Online handset trade-in scheme Mazumamobile .com will launch its first TV advertising campaign on June 1.
The 30 second ad, which features Maz the mobile phone character, promotes turning old mobile phones into cash by visiting the website, placing an order, posting the phone and receiving up to £100 for it. All handsets received [...]

Fone Logistics aiming for 20 pc growth on the back of Dextra deal

Earn out deal part of Fone Logistics two-year strategic growth plan
Fone Logistics said last week its acquisition of Dextra’s airtime division will see revenues jump 20 per cent to £100 million.
The deal, completed last Wednesday, is part of a two-year growth plan that aims to put Fone Logistics at the forefront of UK airtime [...]

cheaper Intel Quad Cores in Q3, 2008

TechNewsTime.com has come to know that Intel is planning to introduce one “new” 45nm Quad-core branded as Q9645, and this “sounds familiar” chip will work at 3.0GHz and has 12MB cache. This introduction, scheduled for Q3, will drop the Q9550 price from its current $525 to $317. For those who don’t know, Core 2 Quad [...]

High Capacity memory

WHILE ITS PRICING slowly comes down to earth, DDR3 memory is still way more expensive than its older, just a bit slower DDR2 cousins. Now, if it’s high-end users buying those DDR3 DIMMs due to the price, it would mean the memories go into the high-end PC boxen.

I-Chill 9600GT with Zerotherm Hurricane Cooler

Nvidia partner’s I-Chill 9600 GT has been reviewed by Guru3D. This is not an ordinary graphics card, it comes with a Super Quite Zerotherm Hurrican HC92 Cooler with 4 heat pipes.

Ofcom will “send dealers to the wall”

Networks hit out at General Condition 23, scheduled to be implemented this summer
The networks are preparing a massive overhaul of their indirect channel relationships to make way for Ofcom’s General Condition 23 this summer.
General Condition 23 was announced by Ofcom in March in response to mis-selling and cashback. Under its terms, networks will be made [...]

A-Bit launches Hybrid SLI board

The news almost killed me and u all would welcomed at TechNewsTime.com to tribute me. Well the news was a rumor and i am here writing for u. Man its good to be alive!
Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer A-bit has launched A-Bit AN78GS, Nvidia 8200 chipset with Hybrid SLI based motherboard for AMD Socket AM2, AM2+ processors.

Genesis introduces fleet management range

Mobile data specialist to offer xTrack vehicle and personnel tracking products
Mobile data specialist Genesis Communications is continuing its growth strategy with the launch of a new range of asset management services.
The company, which specialises in mobile voice and data solutions for SMEs , is launching a new suite of

Disposable mobile battery charger hits market

The Juice Bar , a disposable phone battery charger , is now available.
The disposable battery retails at £2.99 and is compatible with most phone brands. The pocket-sized device can recharge a completely flat battery in about 45 minutes giving up to 60 minutes talk time and 480 minutes on stand-by.
Juice Bar director William Studholme [...]

PS3 Firmware 2.40 Said To Be Bringing In-game XMB, Trophies

It’s not confirmed by Sony just yet, but Videogaming247 says it has it on “good authority” that the upcoming version 2.40 firmware update for the PS3 will at long last bring with it in-game XMB, as well as the slightly less-anticipated trophy support. If those sources are to be believed, the update will be dropping [...]