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Sprint pay $483m for Virgin Mobile USA

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 28th 2009 No Comments

Sprint have announced that they are acquiring Virgin Mobile USA for $483m, bringing the pre-pay MVNO under the Sprint umbrella but maintaining it as a separate brand. Virgin Mobile USA uses Sprint’s CDMA network for its access, and will join Boost Mobile as Sprint’s key entry-level line-up.

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Android roadmap tips T-Mobile G1 v.2 “Bigfoot” and Samsung Houdini

By Chris Davies on Monday, May 4th 2009 No Comments

T-Mobile USA’s roadmap for Android devices has leaked, suggesting that the HTC Magic – aka T-Mobile myTouch 3G - will hit the market over the summer, priced at $179, and be followed in the fall by two new handsets. Firstly, for QWERTY lovers, the G1 v2 “Bigfoot”, and also the Samsung Houdini.

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Virgin Mobile Helio Ocean 2 Quick Look and Unboxing

By Ewdison Then on Tuesday, Feb 10th 2009 No Comments

It’s been a long time coming, but the Ocean 2 has finally launched and should be reaching customers’ hands this weekend. Along the way, network Helio has been acquired by Virgin Mobile, and we’ve seen devices like the iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and various high-end feature phones all crash the market. The stakes are undoubtedly higher, and the question is whether the Ocean 2 is too little, too late; we’ll have the SlashGear review for you soon, but first off here’s the video unboxing and some first impressions.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 6 2009

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Feb 8th 2009 No Comments

toshiba tg01 live 19 sg 194x230 custom Toshiba helped us kick off the week with the announcement of their new TG01 Windows Mobile smartphone: on paper it sounds perfect, with a high-res touchscreen, super-skinny body and all the wireless connectivity you could feasibly ask for, as well as being the first device to deliver NVIDIA’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. Check out our hands-on photos and video demos, as well as Toshiba’s own GUI demo, and then try and explain to me why I still can’t get as excited about the TG01 as I think I ought to be.

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Helio Ocean 2 gets official on Virgin Mobile: $149 from Feb 12th

By Chris Davies on Monday, Feb 2nd 2009 No Comments

No great surprise, given the unboxing and the reviews, but Virgin Mobile USA have officially announced the launch of the Helio Ocean 2. Initially available in limited edition red, with black versions following on later in 2009, the Ocean 2 will go on sale come February 12th priced at $149. In addition, from the device’s launch the carrier will be eliminating the $5 charge for unlimited mobile to mobile calling, together with starting Unlimited Nights & Weekend calling at 7pm, for all contract customers.

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Virgin Mobile Helio Ocean 2 reviewed: better, but better enough?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Feb 2nd 2009 No Comments

After its unboxing last Friday, the Virgin Mobile Helio Ocean 2 is back for a more meatier review. The dual-sliding QWERTY handset has taken some time to arrive, and it’s finally dropped just in time for would-be users to ask if MySpace, chunky casings and 2GB of onboard storage is enough to tempt them in. Engadget Mobile have been comparing the Ocean 2 with its first-gen predecessor – together with the rest of the current feature-phone crowd – and have come back with mixed feelings.

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SlashGear Week in Review: Week 5 2009

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Feb 1st 2009 No Comments

We opened the week with our first-impressions of the T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900, a surprisingly adept smartphone that’s managed to impress despite the absence of 3G. We’ve also been playing with Vuzix’s iWear AV230XL OLED video headset, and the VIA Artigo A2000 Barebone Storage Server. Finally, if you prefer your gadgets with a bit of (artificial) flesh on their bones, take a look at our Orbita Mouse unboxing; we’ll have the full review this coming week.

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SlashGear Week in Review: Week 3 2009

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Jan 18th 2009 1 Comment

palm pre iphone 3g Things are traditionally quiet in the tech world the week following CES, but we’ve seen our fair share of intrigue over the past seven days. Biggest news, in terms of share impact at least, is Steve Jobs’ surprise leave-of-absence due to “health concerns”, which has managed to overshadow both the teased redsn0w iPod touch 2G Jailbreak and rumors that the upcoming Mac mini refresh will use NVIDIA’s Ion chipset.

In cellphones, it looks like the Helio Ocean 2 is almost ready to ship, but it could be too little, too late now that the Palm Pre is catching all the headlines. Latest Pre rumor is that Vodafone UK will be picking it up as an exclusive; for all the details on Palm’s new smartphone, check out this round-up post and then head over to Pre Community.

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Rumor : Virgin Mobile to absorb Helio into their brand name

By Abby McVay on Wednesday, Jun 25th 2008 No Comments

There have been a few rumors pertaining to the future of Helio, one of which being that they will be shutting down some of their stores to cut down on costs. Another has been that Helio might be merging with Virgin Mobile.

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