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U.S. MVNO Helio is still hard at work on the successor to their original dual slider, but recent commentary from Virgin spokesperson Jane Wallace at CTIA has indicated that it sadly won’t be available this year. Rumored specs include a 3 megapixel camera, 30 fps video recording, 1 GB storage, microSDHC card slot for memory expansion, touch-sensitive directional pad, Flash support, and PC sync support. The first Ocean was really slick-looking, and made me wish Helio had a shop set up in Canada, but alas, Virgin Mobile is just starting to get settled up North, nevermind hauling their acquisitions with them. Hopefully by the time the Ocean 2 is ready to rock, Helio will have regained some financial stability and can start looking to expand. If you want a closer look, the FCC documentation is available right over here.
[via PCMag]
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