PhoneArea » Helio http://phonearea.net Your mobile source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 VIDEO: Helio Ocean 2 Hands On http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-hands-on/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-hands-on/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:04:24 +0000 Priya http://phonearea.net/?p=17547

We had promised to bring you a video of the Helio Ocean 2 mobile phone, from Virgin Mobile. Take your first look at the device, right here, at Phoneare. Click…

]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-hands-on/feed/ 0 The Helio Ocean 2, Hands On http://phonearea.net/the-helio-ocean-2-hands-on/ http://phonearea.net/the-helio-ocean-2-hands-on/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:58:59 +0000 Priya http://phonearea.net/?p=17543

Helio Ocean 2 from Virgin Mobile is built originally by Pantech. The general look remains much the same, but this model brings improvements on the original. The Helio Ocean 2…

]]> http://phonearea.net/the-helio-ocean-2-hands-on/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Ocean 2 For Virgin Mobile Full Review http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-for-virgin-mobile-full-review/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-for-virgin-mobile-full-review/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:18:09 +0000 Priya http://phonearea.net/?p=17155

Here is a full two-part video review of the Helio Ocean 2 for Virgin Mobile. This dual slide phone contains both the usual and the QWERTY keyboard, microSD slot, 1GB…

]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-for-virgin-mobile-full-review/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Ocean 2 Review http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-review/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-review/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:03:00 +0000 Priya http://phonearea.net/?p=16052

The new Helio Ocean 2 by Pantech boasts 2.6″ QVGA display, a 2MP camera, Stereo Bluetooth, and microSD memory support up to 2GB. This 3G smartphone also includes a built-in…

]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-2-review/feed/ 0 Helio Ocean 2 is here http://phonearea.net/helio-ocean-2-is-here/ http://phonearea.net/helio-ocean-2-is-here/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:53:22 +0000 Priya http://phonearea.net/?p=15881

Many of you were waiting for this dual-sliding handset which was already showcased by FCC a time ago. This new successor of the “old” Helio Ocean now boasts more attractive…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-ocean-2-is-here/feed/ 0 Pantech and Helio are the parents of the upcoming Ocean 2 / OZ 2 http://phonearea.net/pantech-and-helio-are-the-parents-of-the-upcoming-ocean-2-oz-2/ http://phonearea.net/pantech-and-helio-are-the-parents-of-the-upcoming-ocean-2-oz-2/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:09:59 +0000 Priya http://www.phonearea.net/?p=5593

According to the FCC documents, Pantech together with Helio will announce the high anticipated Ocean 2 or also known as OZ 2. The device will feature a QVGA display like…

]]> http://phonearea.net/pantech-and-helio-are-the-parents-of-the-upcoming-ocean-2-oz-2/feed/ 0 Virgin Mobile USA begins to integrate handsets and voice plans with Helio devices and service http://phonearea.net/virgin-mobile-usa-begins-to-integrate-handsets-voice-plans-with-helio-devices-service/ http://phonearea.net/virgin-mobile-usa-begins-to-integrate-handsets-voice-plans-with-helio-devices-service/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:16:18 +0000 Priya http://www.phonearea.net/?p=5271

Virgin Mobile USA has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Helio, a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, the deal provides Virgin Mobile USA entry into the…

]]> http://phonearea.net/virgin-mobile-usa-begins-to-integrate-handsets-voice-plans-with-helio-devices-service/feed/ 0 Virgin Mobile USA to Acquire Helio for Approximately $39 Million in Equity http://phonearea.net/virgin-mobile-usa-to-acquire-helio-for-approximately-39-million-in-equity/ http://phonearea.net/virgin-mobile-usa-to-acquire-helio-for-approximately-39-million-in-equity/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:14:11 +0000 Roman http://phonearea.net/?p=3504

WARREN, N.J. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE: VM), a leading national provider of wireless communications services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Helio, a…

]]> http://phonearea.net/virgin-mobile-usa-to-acquire-helio-for-approximately-39-million-in-equity/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Mysto by Samsung Review 2 http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review-2/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review-2/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:55:50 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2008-04-08/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review-2/

Phone Arena reviews the Helio Mysto by Samsung. “Helio’s Mysto is a nice slider with lots of features but still on a budget. It’s camera is not the best and the…

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Opera, together with Helio, announced the first deployment of Opera Mini on a mobile service provider in the United States. As of today, Helio members can surf the Web with…

]]> http://phonearea.net/opera-mini-surfs-on-the-helio-ocean/feed/ 0 Helio Hooks Up With Buzzd to Offer Location-Based Arts and Entertainment for the Mobile Generation http://phonearea.net/helio-hooks-up-with-buzzd-to-offer-location-based-arts-and-entertainment-for-the-mobile-generation/ http://phonearea.net/helio-hooks-up-with-buzzd-to-offer-location-based-arts-and-entertainment-for-the-mobile-generation/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:05:56 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2008-02-07/helio-hooks-up-with-buzzd-to-offer-location-based-arts-and-entertainment-for-the-mobile-generation/

NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Helio announced their partnership with Buzzd (http://www.buzzd.com), a local entertainment service that provides real-time information for bars, clubs and restaurants to Helio members based on…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-hooks-up-with-buzzd-to-offer-location-based-arts-and-entertainment-for-the-mobile-generation/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Mysto by Samsung Review http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:05:28 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2008-01-26/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review/

Phone Scoop reviews the Helio Mysto by Samsung. “The Mysto offers access to all the Helio apps in a phone that aesily slides into your pocket.”


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]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung-review/feed/ 0 Helio introduces Mysto http://phonearea.net/helio-introduces-mysto/ http://phonearea.net/helio-introduces-mysto/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:21:26 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2008-01-17/helio-introduces-mysto/

Helio 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…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-introduces-mysto/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Mysto by Samsung http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:31:41 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-12-23/video-helio-mysto-by-samsung/

SlashGear hands-on with the new Helio Mysto by Samsung. For those readers familiar with Samsung’s popular U600 GSM handset, the new Mysto won’t seem all that new and different since they share…

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MobileBurn reports: “For those readers familiar with Samsung’s popular U600 GSM handset, the new Mysto won’t seem all that new and different since they share many of the same design traits.…

]]> http://phonearea.net/news-helio-mysto-by-samsung/feed/ 0 Helio Player Lets Members Manage and Transfer Music, Videos and Pictures between Their PC and Helio Devices http://phonearea.net/helio-player-lets-members-manage-and-transfer-music-videos-and-pictures-between-their-pc-and-helio-devices/ http://phonearea.net/helio-player-lets-members-manage-and-transfer-music-videos-and-pictures-between-their-pc-and-helio-devices/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:50:45 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-12-19/helio-player-lets-members-manage-and-transfer-music-videos-and-pictures-between-their-pc-and-helio-devices/

Helio announced the launch of its Helio Player PC software, which lets members manage their personal collection of music, videos and pictures on their computer then transfer to and from…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-player-lets-members-manage-and-transfer-music-videos-and-pictures-between-their-pc-and-helio-devices/feed/ 0 Helio launches most complete YouTube Experience http://phonearea.net/helio-launches-most-complete-youtube-experience/ http://phonearea.net/helio-launches-most-complete-youtube-experience/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:02:42 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-12-12/helio-launches-most-complete-youtube-experience/

LOS ANGELES, CA — December 12, 2007 — Today, Helio announced the most comprehensive YouTubeTM experience currently offered on mobile. On most mobile services, YouTube has been limited to a passive…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-launches-most-complete-youtube-experience/feed/ 0 Helio File Viewer now available for Ocean users http://phonearea.net/helio-file-viewer-now-available-for-ocean-users/ http://phonearea.net/helio-file-viewer-now-available-for-ocean-users/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:31:48 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-11-19/helio-file-viewer-now-available-for-ocean-users/

LOS ANGELES,CA — November 19, 2007 — The Ocean is giving Helio members greater freedom and doing its part to unchain people from their PCs with the launch of the Helio File Viewer.…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-file-viewer-now-available-for-ocean-users/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Fin by Samsung Review http://phonearea.net/video-helio-fin-by-samsung-review/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-fin-by-samsung-review/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:40:42 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-09-07/video-helio-fin-by-samsung-review/

Phone Scoop video review of the Helio Fin by Samsung. “The Fin is Helio’s first flip phone, it’s also the thinnest one sold in the US. It may be tiny, but…

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LOS ANGELES, CA — August 15, 2007 — 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…

]]> http://phonearea.net/news-helio-fin-by-samsung/feed/ 0 Helio launches Mail for Microsoft® Exchange http://phonearea.net/helio-launches-mail-for-microsoft%c2%ae-exchange/ http://phonearea.net/helio-launches-mail-for-microsoft%c2%ae-exchange/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:08:53 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-07-25/helio-launches-mail-for-microsoft%c2%ae-exchange/

LOS ANGELES, CA — July 25, 2007 — Helio Ocean’s expansive messaging capabilities just got more versatile with the launch of Mail for Microsoft® Exchange. Adding to Ocean’s already comprehensive messaging line-up…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-launches-mail-for-microsoft%c2%ae-exchange/feed/ 0 Helio continues to lead mobile social networking with new MySpace on Helio application http://phonearea.net/helio-continues-to-lead-mobile-social-networking-with-new-myspace-on-helio-application/ http://phonearea.net/helio-continues-to-lead-mobile-social-networking-with-new-myspace-on-helio-application/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:20:41 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-07-19/helio-continues-to-lead-mobile-social-networking-with-new-myspace-on-helio-application/

LOS ANGELES, CA — July 19, 2007 — HELIO LLC announced today the launch of an enriched version of MySpace on Helio that delivers the fastest and most robust mobile MySpace experience…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-continues-to-lead-mobile-social-networking-with-new-myspace-on-helio-application/feed/ 0 YouTube Optimized for Mobile and Exclusive Upload Feature Free of Charge for Helio All-In Members http://phonearea.net/youtube-optimized-for-mobile-and-exclusive-upload-feature-free-of-charge-for-helio-all-in-members/ http://phonearea.net/youtube-optimized-for-mobile-and-exclusive-upload-feature-free-of-charge-for-helio-all-in-members/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:29:27 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-07-08/youtube-optimized-for-mobile-and-exclusive-upload-feature-free-of-charge-for-helio-all-in-members/

LOS ANGELES, CA — Helio introduced 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…

]]> http://phonearea.net/youtube-optimized-for-mobile-and-exclusive-upload-feature-free-of-charge-for-helio-all-in-members/feed/ 0 Helio Ocean Now Available http://phonearea.net/helio-ocean-now-available/ http://phonearea.net/helio-ocean-now-available/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 18:06:04 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-05-11/helio-ocean-now-available/

LOS ANGELES — May 11, 2007 — Ocean 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…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-ocean-now-available/feed/ 0 Helio to Shut Down Hybrid http://phonearea.net/helio-to-shut-down-hybrid/ http://phonearea.net/helio-to-shut-down-hybrid/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:39:49 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-04-20/helio-to-shut-down-hybrid/

Phone Scoop inform: “Helio will shut down its Hybrid EV-DO / Wi-Fi service starting May 8th. Users of the service will still be able to access the Boingo Hotspots and 3G…

]]> http://phonearea.net/helio-to-shut-down-hybrid/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Ocean Preview http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-preview/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-preview/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:16:20 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-03-29/video-helio-ocean-preview/

PhoneScoop got to play with Helio’s new flagship phone, the Ocean, for about an hour before they took it back. That was just enough time to get a feel for it…

]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean-preview/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Helio Ocean http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:38:14 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-03-28/video-helio-ocean/

Designed to be the ultimate social networking tool, Ocean merges Instant Messages, text messages, picture messages and emails from all the major portals, ISPs and even corporate Exchange servers, in one…

]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-ocean/feed/ 0 NEWS: Helio Ocean http://phonearea.net/news-helio-ocean/ http://phonearea.net/news-helio-ocean/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:51:46 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-03-26/news-helio-ocean/

LOS ANGELES, CA — March 26, 2007 — Introducing Ocean™, the world’s first dual-slider combining a traditional numeric keypad and a separate full QWERTY keyboard in a single device. Designed to…

]]> http://phonearea.net/news-helio-ocean/feed/ 1 VIDEO: Helio Heat Preview http://phonearea.net/video-helio-heat-preview/ http://phonearea.net/video-helio-heat-preview/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:24:26 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-03-07/video-helio-heat-preview/

Helio announced the Heat a week ago. The guys from PhoneScoop made a video preview of this new slim phone. They add a comment: “Helio’s got a slim new phone with touch…

]]> http://phonearea.net/video-helio-heat-preview/feed/ 0 NEWS: Helio Heat http://phonearea.net/news-helio-heat/ http://phonearea.net/news-helio-heat/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:31:18 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-03-01/news-helio-heat/

LOS ANGELES — March 1, 2007 — HELIO LLC today announced the newest addition to the company’s portfolio of exclusive mobile devices – the Heat™ – and the addition of popular…

]]> http://phonearea.net/news-helio-heat/feed/ 0 Helio Announces Helio Music Services http://phonearea.net/helio-announces-helio-music-services/ http://phonearea.net/helio-announces-helio-music-services/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:51:41 +0000 Roman http://www.phonearea.net/2007-02-07/helio-announces-helio-music-services/

HELIO announced the launch of Helio Music, the newest addition to Helio’s line-up of custom-built 3G services. With Helio Music, the company is launching a full mobile over-the-air music download…

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