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more about #helio more comments → A Snake a Snake... OH it's a Snake!: This might be a stupid question but how does it slide up and show a numerical pad and slide sideways and show a whole keyboard? more » discounteggroll: the only thing I really liked about my original ocean was the click clack of the sliding motion. At least they kept that part. aside from that, it l... more » bosskev: Hey. What's that I hear? In the distance, that sound? Could it be...a death knell? Nice obit, Frooch. more » bandit: Who uses Virgin Mobile anyway? more » iomatic, hey, I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway: What's a 'Britney Spear'? more » Insert Meme Here: i'm an so-so fan of her music, but what's up with that picture, her neck looks a little too strained out in that position, rather unattractive. but wh... more » Substance_D: Circus is a very catchy song. My friend always plays it in her car. That and 'Single Ladies' by Beyonce. ALL DA SINGE LADIES! all da single ladies. AL... more » 92BuickLeSabre: It's not a cell, not yet a smart phone. more » JoeLikesRamen!: So you have to be part of a "select" group at a "private" show? How much luckier could you possibly be? more » Kaiser-Machead: With a glance of this phone now I can tell It's toxic, I'm stick-in to Er-ic-sson more » -
#review
Ocean 2 Review (Verdict: A Great Phone If It Were 2007)
The Helio Ocean was an amazing phone in its day, so we were excited to see all the cool updates hitting Virgin Mobile's Helio-branded Ocean 2. Turns out, there's not much cool to be found. More » -
#ocean2
Virgin Mobile's Helio Ocean 2 Is Official, Being Launched By Britney Spears
MobileCrunch has lots of photos of the Helio Ocean 2 for Virgin Mobile, which we last saw in a spy shot a few months back. It's definitely real now. More » -
#helio
Phew: Keep Your Advanced Features When Your Helio Turns Into Virgin
In today's news of Virgin buying Helio for 39 million dollars, it has been revealed that the advanced features Helio was known for (and paid dearly for in the end) will be ported over as Virgin takes over operations. The infrastructure will also allow future handsets from Virgin to include modern day amenities like Google Maps with GPS, YouTube and MySpace apps, stuff Helio was very early on compared to the rest of the industry. [Virgin] More » -
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#operamini
Opera Mini Browser Now on Helio Ocean, Officially
Sure, with a little third-party app hacking you've been able to get Opera running on some Helio phones for a while. But today Helio and Opera have released Opera Mini in what's the first official deployment of the tiny browser by a US service provider. Apparently Helio listened to their enthusiast community and then worked to tailor the software. Press release below the screenshots. More » -
#friendfinder
Buddy Beacon 2.0 Launches Facebook and iPhone Apps, Reaches Multiple Carriers
Buddy Beacon, the friend-finding service so beloved by Helio users, is to widen its circle of friends, as of today. As well as being available on multiple carriers (which means that you and your mates don't need to share the same mobile provider) version 2.0 includes applications for Facebook and iPhone, which will allow users to stalk each other from their computers. Press release is below. More »
