"Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S - News), the third-largest US carrier, announced that it will discontinue the postpaid wireless service (marketed under the “Helio brand) of its wholly-owned subsidiary Virgin Mobile USA effective May 25, 2010. However, the prepaid service, which is being offered under the “Virgin brand, will not be affected by the decision." Posted on 6th March 2010
Under: Helio, Nextel, Sprint, Wireless |
Virgin Mobile USA has announced the first contract 3G handset in its 2009 line-up, the long-awaited Helio Ocean 2 by Virgin Mobile. A sleek, soft-edge dual slider, the new Ocean 2 boasts slimmer lines and a larger screen than its predecessor.
With easy access to popular messaging and social networks and sites, the Ocean 2 by Virgin Mobile will be on sale for $149 at www.virginmobileusa.com beginning February 12, 2009. The handset will also be available at select retailers. The Helio Ocean 2 is produced exclusively for Virgin Mobile USA by Personal Communications Devices, LLC (PCD).
Virgin Mobile ... Posted on 3rd February 2009
Under: Bluetooth, GPS, Games, Helio, Internet, Microsoft, Opera, Video |
Virgin Mobile USA today announced the launch of Virgin Mobile Festival's 2008 Streaming Videos, available exclusively on the Virgin Mobile USA Shuttle and on Helio By Virgin Mobile handsets without an additional content charge* to Virgin Mobile USA and Helio customers. The 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival's Streaming Videos, sponsored by Ford Sync, are the first performances from a major festival made available on a mobile platform. Virgin Mobile USA customers with the Shuttle handset and Helio customers using the Ocean, Mysto, Fin or Heat can access these videos using their handsets. Performances from the 2008 Virgin ...
On August 22, 2008, Virgin Mobile USA completed its acquisition of Helio, the mobile telecommunications company best known for its advanced mobile services and exclusive high-end connection devices. Today, Virgin Mobile USA unveiled its new branding message to highlight the acquisition: "Helio By Virgin Mobile: Plan To Have It All."Immediate plans include the launch of the Shuttle, Virgin Mobile USA's first handset enabled to integrate such Helio services as Buddy Beacon(TM); and the enhancement of Helio's $80 A La Carte plan, effective today, to include Unlimited Minutes rather than the current 1500 minute ... 
"Sky Dayton, the founder and chief executive of Helio, is stepping down as CEO to become chairman of the youth-oriented mobile phone provider." Posted on 29th January 2008
Under: Helio |
Helio today released Mysto, an ultra-thin slider featuring a large, reflective mirror-like screen, a svelte, sapphire blue body and electrostatic keys that make the device shiver when pressed. Mysto also debuts two new Helio GPS search services, WHERE and Tellme, adding to Helio's burgeoning portfolio of GPS-enabled services that started with the industry-first launch of GPS-enabled Google Maps for mobile and GPS-tagging of photos and videos, plus real-time Garmin turn-by-turn Navigation. Combined with nationwide 3G access and Heli's acclaimed user interface and suite of communications services, Mysto is an ultimate mix of good looks and intelligence.Mysto is manufactured ... Posted on 17th January 2008
Under: Helio |
"South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Friday it had allocated $70 million to inject into its U.S. mobile venture with Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. (ELNK.O: Quote, Profile, Research), effectively gaining management rights." Posted on 9th November 2007
Under: Helio |
Helio's portfolio of innovative mobile devices just got thinner with the introduction of Fin by Samsung, the thinnest folder currently available in the U.S. True to Helio form, Fin's ultra thin blue-black magnesium body comes packed with Helio's full line-up of 3G content and services, including MySpace on Helio, GPS-enabled Google Maps for mobile, YouTube, HelioUP for instant upload of photos and video to YouTube, Flickr and other destinations, plus Helio's messaging suite which combines Instant Messages, text messages, picture messages and emails in one ultimate inbox. With Fin, Helio also debuts Garmin Mobile for GPS-enabled ... Posted on 17th August 2007
Under: Helio |
Helio introduced today the ability to upload videos shot with Helio devices to a YouTube account with only two-clicks. Available exclusively on Helio service and free-of-charge for Helio All-In Members, this faster and easier upload opens YouTube to near real time publishing, freeing people from their PCs so experiences can be shared as they happen."Helio has made it easier than ever to watch and publish videos to YouTube wherever you are, on a nationwide high-speed 3G network," said Sky Dayton, CEO of Helio. "Going even further, we've made it so you can ... 
Ocean(TM) has arrived. The world's first dual-slider combining a traditional numeric keypad and a separate full QWERTY keyboard in a single device, Ocean delivers the definitive 3G mobile experience in an uncompromising form factor, exclusively on Helio's nationwide service. Designed to keep people connected like never before, Ocean merges Instant Messages, text messages, picture messages and emails from the major portals and ISPs in one location. Running over a nationwide high-speed 3G network, Ocean also offers full over-the-air music downloads, video-on-demand, a high-resolution camera, an HTML browser, GPS-enabled Google Maps(TM) for mobile, ... Posted on 13th May 2007
Under: Helio |
 HELIO LLC announced the newest addition to the company's portfolio of exclusive mobile devices -- the Heat(TM) -- and the addition of popular online sites Boing Boing, Digg(TM), Metroblogging and Wikipedia, to be available for the first time on a mobile service WAP deck. A slim, gleaming slider with an electrostatic touchpad integrated into a chic form factor, Heat is a high-tech device combining Helio's line-up of 3G content and services into a fashionable package worthy of the most style conscious consumers.The Heat
Smooth as glass with a minimalist face and slender silhouette, Heat ... Posted on 1st March 2007
Under: Helio, Uncategorized |
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