Virgin Mobile to Acquire Helio for $39M
Added on 2008-06-27 12:15:00
by Tanya Palta
 Virgin Mobile USA has confirmed that they indeed are buying Helio, as reported by us earlier. Virgin Mobile would be paying $39 million in stock for Helio, which has 170,000 subscribers.
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Virgin Mobile to Acquire Helio?
Added on 2008-06-25 11:02:00
by Tanya Palta
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According to Financial Times, Virgin Mobile is looking to acquire Helio, which is 69 percent owned by South Korea's SK Telecom Co. The partnership aims at boosting the performance of both companies.
"Although there's no guarantee that the combined company will succeed, it's still a good move as SK Telecom can reduce risks from the U.S. business," said Lee Shi-hoon, an analyst at Hyundai Securities. "Virgin Mobile has a scale and Helio has strong services, so the combination can work."
[Via Yahoo News]
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Helio Ocean specs revealed
Added on 2008-05-29 12:58:00
by Emily Price
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 Some specs for the Helio Ocean 2 have been leaked to the public. The Ocean 2 will more than likely have a 3 megapixel camera, 1 GB storage, microSDHC expansion, and 30 fps video recording. No word yet on when we can see the device hit stores.
[via IntoMobile]
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Virgin Mobile USA and Helio in merger talks?
Added on 2008-05-10 12:43:00
by Tanya Palta
According to MocoNews, cell phone operators Virgin Mobile USA and Helio are contemplating merging their companies. SK Telecom, one of Helio's parent companies, would buy Virgin Mobile and in turn Virgin Mobile would purchase Helio in a sock transition. For now there is no official word but trade pundits do believe that this move doesn’t come much of surprise since both companies are not doing very well.
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Helio offers push Gmail
Added on 2008-04-29 08:46:00
by Emily Price
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 Helio is now offering push Gmail to its customers. Push Gmail works now with the Helio Ocean, Helio Fin, and Helio Mysto.
[via BoyGenius]
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Helio Offers Push Email
Added on 2008-04-25 04:37:00
by Tanya Palta
 Helio users rejoice as the company is now offering push email from Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail email account. The Ultimate Inbox" service is available on handsets like the Helio Mysto, Helio Fin, and Helio Ocean.
[Via Into Mobile]
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Opera Mini Browser Officially on Helio
Added on 2008-03-22 12:09:00
by Tanya Palta
 Helio is now offering the Opera Mini Browser officially to its customers. The official version only runs on select handsets and one can download the browser by typing the shortcode "67372" (OPERA) on their phone’s idle screen.
[Via Brighthand]
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Everyone says me too to unlimited plans
Added on 2008-02-19 17:13:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 In what has to be the most gratuitous example of "me too!" it seems like almost everyone announced that they will be offering various flavors of unlimited calling plans today. Verizon's announcement (via Engadget) was expected, but now AT&T (via Phonescoop) and T-Mobile (via Gizmodo) have thrown their hats in the ring as well. All the plans start at $99 a month for unlimited calls with various additional charges for unlimited data and text messages. Of course they're all johnny-come-latelies since Sprint got there first and Helio's been there for awhile too. We can only say that we hope the real competition gets started now. How about unlimited everything for twenty bucks a month? We can only hope.
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The Unlimited Helio Plan
Added on 2008-02-05 04:27:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Unlimited Helio Plan now is available for just $99 for a limited period of time. Also when Helio says “unlimited”, they really do mean “unlimited. The plan includes voice data, text messaging, email and on-device data usage.
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Helio launches Helio Player PC Software
Added on 2007-12-31 15:34:00
by Emily Price
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 Helio has announced the launch of its Helio Player PC Software. The software is designed to make it easier for Helio users to organize their music, video, and pictures by allowing them to do it on their computer and then sync it with their Helio. Some of the features in the software include:
- Music: download, import from subscription music services, listen, manage, create playlists and transfer tracks to and from a Helio device
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- Pictures: organize, create albums and transfer to and from a Helio device
- Video: organize, watch and transfer to and from a Helio device
[via Slashphone]
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Helio brings YouTube to the Ocean
Added on 2007-12-13 04:18:00
by Emily Price
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 Helio has launched a full-featured YouTube application on its popular Ocean handset. The app offers instant uploading, geo-tagging using the handsets built-in GPS, and gives users the ability to rate and comment on videos just like they would if they were logged into YouTube at home. Engadget gave the app a test drive and has some pics up here, you can also download it to your Ocean for free now.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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Helio Ocean receives official file viewer
Added on 2007-11-20 07:08:00
by Mark Brezinski
Helio has just released a file browser for the Ocean. Though a file browser is old hat, the Ocean really needs one. In fact, it needed one when it shipped, more than six months ago. Fortunately, the application is free to Ocean owners, who can find it in the application aisle of the Ocean's online store.
[Via Boy Genius]
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Helio Ocean For $99
Added on 2007-11-13 10:19:00
by Tanya Palta
With the holidays round the corner, there is never enough of that “green stuff” (dough) so any deal is a “good deal”. The magnanimous folks over at Helio unveiled a couple of new unlimited plans , which range from $145 to $99. Our favourite? Being able to get a refurbished Helio Ocean for $99. Now you know why our techie hearts beat for the holidays.
[Via Gizmodo]
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Helio To Lay Off 100
Added on 2007-08-31 12:01:00
by Richard Baguley
Not a good day to be an employee of Helio; 100 of them are going to have a significantly extended 3-day weekend, as they are being laid off. Helio has denied that the layoffs are connected to the financial troubles of their main investor Earthlink, claiming that the layoffs are part of its transition from start-up to normal operations. The layoffs, according to Helio Spokeperson Rick Heineman are mainly amongst the sales and distribution side of the business. "As we transition out of startup mode, we're learning that we don't need as many people on the street with our sales and distribution teams" he was quoted as saying by Wired. Heineman also claimed that the company is doing well, claiming that July was one of their best months for growth.
[Via Wired]
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First Call: Helio Fin
Added on 2007-08-17 12:13:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The Helio Fin came out of left field when it was announced a couple of days ago. Frankly no one was expecting an ultra thin flip phone with built in GPS and 3 megapixel camera, and keeping that under wraps is impressive enough. In this First Call we see how impressive the phone is right out of the box.
More after the jump.
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Unboxing roundup: Helio Fin
Added on 2007-08-16 14:01:00
by Randall Bennett
 While Helio tells us our unit is still in the mail, we've seen some of the other unboxings of Helio's new Fin happening around the phone world, and we're really impressed with the phone's size and price point. Check out some of the unboxing shots below.
Boy Genius gallery
Gizmodo Gallery
SlashGear Unboxing
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Helio Fin comes out of left field to pleasantly surprise
Added on 2007-08-15 08:34:00
by Randall Bennett
Helio wins the "we keep it on the down-low" award for surprising us with the Fin. Helio's first clamshell rocks a generous three-megapixel camera, with a 2.3-inch screen, microSD (with a supplied 2gb card), EVDO and GPS. The device also offers turn by turn directions via Garmin, but interested parties will pay a pretty penny, as the service costs $3 per day to rent. Ouch.
The Fin is a pleasant surprise, and at $175 without a contract, or $125 with a contract, it certainly won't break the bank.
[Via Gizmodo]
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Helio's Ocean gets opened to third-party apps
Added on 2007-08-06 12:54:00
by Randall Bennett
 While the iPhone might be getting all the attention, especially in hacker circles, one of our perennial non-touchscreen favs, the Ocean, is being opened to third party apps outside of the Helio garden. A group of hackers say they've successfully installed Opera Mini 3 on the device, illiciting cheers from proper web-surfers around the Helio world. The fix isn't without it's quirks, as landscape mode and the QWERTY keyboard don't work properly, but regardless, the platform is now open-ish. Drift and Heat users, don't feel left out, as hackers say they've got your number too, but sorry Kickflippers.
[Via EngadgetMobile]
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Run Opera Mini On Helio Ocean
Added on 2007-08-05 10:59:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Ocean, which is seen by many as Helio’s answer to the iPhone, can now run the Mini Opera Browser thanks to the enterprising members of Heliocity. While some kinks have to be worked out however for the most part, the application runs without trouble. This is what you have to do run the popular Opera Browser:
"1. Point your Ocean browser over to: http://www.heliocity.net/downloads/
2. Press the “View in HTML” link to disable Google Mobilizer.
3. Click the “Opera Mini” link. Download should begin."
[Via Heliocity]
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Exchange ActiveSync for the Ocean
Added on 2007-07-25 05:45:00
by Emily Price
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 The Helio Ocean is finally getting Exchange ActiveSync support they promised. The ActiveSync support will work for contacts, calendar, and email with Exchange Server 2003 SP2+ . the Ocean is also getting a new versions of Helio File Viewer for checking out .xls, .pdf, .doc, and .ppt files on the go. Right now you can rock the beat version of both Helio EAS and File Viewer for free with them running $10/month once they get out of beta.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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Helio Ocean teams with Flickr and YouTube
Added on 2007-06-29 07:47:00
by Emily Price
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 Starting Monday you’ll be able to a few new things with your Helio Ocean. Starting Monday the phone will integrate with Flickr for photos and YouTube for videos allowing users to automatically send their pictures and videos to the web.
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Helio charges for free service
Added on 2007-06-26 08:55:00
by Emily Price
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 It wasn’t too long ago when YouTube was only available for Verizon users. Now if you’re rocking a pretty substantial data plan on your handset then you too can watch videos of skateboarding dogs and other uncanny mishaps caught on tape. Helio has decided to cash in on YouTube being free for everyone by coming up with a way to charge for it. Helio users can pay $5.99 a month and score access to a “Video Virus” service that includes video from YouTube as well as eBaum’s World and a few other sites.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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Review of Reviews: Helio Ocean
Added on 2007-05-10 10:59:00
by Alfredo Padilla
The Ocean is Helio's new high-end handset, and several web sites are running reviews of the new $295 handset. After the jump is our review of reviews, where we go through each of the reviews and feature the highlights.
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Gizmodo Unboxes the Helio Ocean
Added on 2007-05-09 11:40:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The Helio Ocean was unveiled at CTIA this year and is a dual slider multimedia phone that supports EVDO for fast data. Gizmodo got their hands on one of the first production units and have a nice gallery of shots available, including comparison pics. The Ocean is going to fill the high end slot in Helio's lineup and sports a 2 megapixel camera, full QWERTY keyboard and a second standard keypad, 2.4 inch display and Micro SD expansion slot. It will be available from Helio this Sprint (which means soon) for $295. For the full specs check out Helio's web page here.
[Via: Gizmodo]
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Helio Ocean Photos
Added on 2007-03-30 10:51:00
by Richard Baguley
 We've just got back from the CTIA show in Orlando, and we brought back something cool: exclusive photos of the Helio Ocean, which they claim is the world's first dual slider with both a keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard. Check after the link to see all of the photos and our analysis of this interesting new handset.
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Helio OZ Smartphone In The Pipeline?
Added on 2007-03-07 01:06:00
by Tanya Palta
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Helio Heat Now Available
Added on 2007-03-06 12:14:00
by Tanya Palta
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