Archive for the ‘Helio’ Category

A week after the show… we looked back to see if there was anything more really worth reporting. The answer? Not much, but that’s not that atypical. Read more to see what was at the show.
 

The FCC today added the Pantech OZII Dual Slider handset to its database, complete with Helio branding.  This will likely become the Ocean 2 upon its release by Virgin Mobile.
As we previously reported, Virgin Mobile’s acquisition of the Helio has resulted in a continuation of the Helio brand. Virgin Mobile will position the Ocean 2 [...]

Virgin Mobile has announced plans to retain and return the Helio brand, as a sub-brand of Virgin Mobile. The two companies announced intentions to merge, following EarthLink’s withdrawl from the Helio venture (a joint project of EarthLink and SK Telecom).
Both Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) operate using the Sprint network. Helio also signed a roaming [...]

A report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that Sprint and SKTelecom are in talks to enter into a strategic partnership which would involve joint development of handsets and services, even going as far as SKTelecom purchasing a minority stake in the carrier if the talks progress further, though nothing has been confirmed at this [...]

In a press release this morning, Virgin Mobile USA has announced that it has agreed to purchase Helio from Earthlink and SKTelecom in an all stock deal for a total of 13 million shares and two seats on the board of directors for a total value of $39 million or $8.50 per share.
This deal includes [...]

Engadget Mobile has revealed what it claims as the first image and details of the heretofore unannounced successor to the Helio Ocean multimedia device manufactured by Pantech.
The new device is expected to have 1GB of internal memory up from the 256MB of the original model along with a microSDHC expansion slot, a 3 megapixel camera [...]

Update: SkTelecom spokespeople have rejected claims stating that the carrier was looking to purchase Virgin Mobile in order to pump money into the MVNO and purchase Helio from itself.
The company has stated that the initial report by the Dow Jones and Reuters was groundless.  The company has also confirmed that the South Korean carrier still [...]

Helio and its partners providing POP/IMAP email access (which include Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and AOL) have added push email capability to the Fin, Ocean, and Mysto devices which feature the Ultimate Inbox application.
The functionality can be enabled by checking email from any supported email account, which the program will then prompt for the user to [...]