Virgin Mobile USA has announced the first contract 3G handset in its 2009 line-up and will be on sale for $149 at www.virginmobileusa.com beginning February 12, 2009. This device incorporates broad range of mobile content, social media and GPS features. continued »

Virgin Mobile USA announced its title sponsorship of the upcoming Britney Spears concert tour and plans to launch its new Ocean 2 multimedia device. continued »

The FCC has just approved a new phone from Pantech. It's a dual-slider with a strong resemblance to the Pantech Ocean. But the really interesting thing is its Helio branding. This phone has a QVGA display, a QWERTY keyboard and a regular numeric keypad. This is a definite update from the Ocean and has an overall slimmer look with more ... continued »

Since Virgin Mobile bought out Helio, many have been wondering the fate of that carrier's phones. However, the Ocean 2 smartphone still appears to be on the way and 2009 is when we'll get to see it. And even though the Virgin Mobile execs at CTIA Wireless couldn't divulge the details on the device, there are plenty of rumors floating around to ... continued »

There was lots of news covered this week here on PhoneMag, so let's get right to it. For starters, the brand new line of Sony Walkmans were leaked in New Zealand, plus we saw the announcement of the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, which is made from carbon fibre and offers a slick yet sustainable mobile device. The LG Invision was ... continued »

It looks like it's finally official. Virgin Mobile USA and Helio have reached a deal and the former has completely acquired the latter. SK Telecom and Earthlink, which are Helio shareholders have received 13 million shares of Virgin Mobile USA stock. All of the regulatory approval were met. The 13 million shares of Virgin Mobile USA Class A common stock are valued ... continued »

There had been rumors that Virgin Mobile would be buying out Helio and now it's official. They bought out Helio for $39 million. That price tag does include Helio's customers as well. Virgin Mobile also made an additional strategic investment which totalled $50 million by Virgin Group and SK Telecom at $8.50 per share. It will actually take ... continued »

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. continued »

The Ocean has been out for a while now and I, like many, have a tendency to go gooey eyed over it. I enjoy my texts, so something like the iPhone drives me crazy. I need that extra keyboard, well now some pictures have been leaked of the Ocean 2, giving us a new model to drool over. continued »

The handset pipe over at Helio has been quiet as of late, but it looks like Helio is getting ready to change that, with the Ocean 2. The Ocean we all know and love on Helio now may not be old by any means, but in the fast paced world of mobile, it has been asking for an update for ... continued »