Virgin Mobile Announces Ocean 2 As Part of Britney Spears Circus Tour
Virgin Mobile has confirmed in a press release that it plans to distribute the forthcoming Ocean 2 multimedia and messaging device to selected concert goers as a part of the “Virgin Mobile Presents the Circus Starring Britney Spears” North American tour beginning in March. Image courtesy of MobileCrunch Each venue in the concert will supply selected fans […]
Virgin Mobile to Reboot Helio… as Helio
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 […]
Helio Looking to Buy Out Virgin Mobile (Updated)
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 […]
Virgin Mobile Announces New Slider Slash
The popular pre-paid service provider, Virgin Mobile, is getting ready to launch a new slider phone from Samsung known as the Slash. The Slash will be the second slider offered by the carrier after the Sonic from Kyrocera. The Slash will feature Bluetoth, camera (resolution unknown), speakerphone, a full color screen and talk times of 3 to […]
Virgin Mobile Launches LG Flare
Virgin Mobile has officially launched the second basic clamshell from LG after the success of the Aloha. The Flare by LG features an external color display, 1xRTT data access, speakerphone, voice dialing, BREW support for games and applications, MP3 support, and Bluetooth. The phone is now available from Virgin Mobile online for $29.99. Virgin Mobile […]
Four U.S. Carriers Sued over Patent Infringement
T – Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Virgin Mobile USA and Helio have been sued by Intellect Wireless Inc. for patent infringement. The lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Texas based company, Intellect Wireless, has accused the companies for infringing wireless image messaging patents. The three patents […]
Virgin Mobile Wild Card Arrives in Stores
While not yet available directly from Virgin Mobile, the Wildcard has arrived in stores. The phone is Virgin Mobile’s first EV-DO offering, and is based on the Kyocera M1000, which we first covered back at CTIA earlier this year. The Wildcard, inside a Target store The Wildcard will replace the Switch_Back in Virgin Mobile’s lineup, […]
Kyocera V5 Slider for Sprint PCS on eBay
Usually, plugging eBay auctions is rare on the newsfeed, but it’s a slow news week, so here it goes… I’ve listed on eBay a V5 Slider that can be activated on Sprint PCS. Originally a Virgin Mobile phone, it has been reprogrammed and comes with an additional Sprint phone with the ESN transferred. Porting it […]
LG 1200 To Not Get SMS
Sprint has killed a plan to give LG 1200 owners SMS. Virgin Mobile was going to carry the LG 1200 with SMS, and Sprint had planned to release a firmware update to enable two-way SMS. The update would have been simple to make, as the LG 1200’s lack of SMS was by Sprint’s request. The […]
Two New Forums
Introducing the Virgin Mobile and Qwest Wireless forums.