I’m not sure should we classify this as a good or a bad news, but with Earthlink announcing a step back from its investment in Helio, SK Telecom will most likely end up owning a majority of the MVNO. So far, Helio haven’t actually released any special handset. Yeah, there’s the Ocean and the Fin,…
Helio lays off 100 employees amidst strongest performance yet
It’s all about working smarter, not harder (or more expensively). Instead of banking on their recent success and going on a spending spree, Earthlink and SK Telecom-backed Helio is actually letting off 100 of it’s 700 employee-strong workforce – mostly in sales. The move comes amidst the strongest sales figures yet for the burgeoning MVNO…
Helio launches Samsung Fin, ultra-thin clamshell
Helio keeps adding cool devices to its portfolio. Latest one is coming from Samsung and is called Fin. Beside having the slim body, this blue-black colored clamshell hides lots of goodies under the hood. There’s the 3G EV-DO/1xRTT radio, 3 MP camera, built-in GPS, 2.3″ 262k color QVGA screen, voice dialing and standard microSD expansion…
Helio Ocean hacked to Opera Mini, hopefully more applications soon
European readers are probably shaking their head in shame, but here in America we actually have to hack our devices in order to get Java support. Verizon is even worse, they don’t let you use Bluetooth. The creative people over at HelioCity got Opera Mini to run on their Ocean and provided the instructions here.…
Helio Ocean gets jiggy with Exchange ActiveSync
Helio’s iPhone-fighting Ocean handset just got another weapon in its arsenal – Exchange ActiveSync support! Contacts, calendar, and email (as long as you have the support of an Outlook Exchange server) are all synced on your Helio Ocean. And, the new Helio file Viewer makes viewing all those Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF file attachments…
Helio adds MS Exchange support and new file viewer to Ocean
Here’s something that could turn you to Helio’s service. I guess many of you folks liked that dual-sliding Ocean, which packs both a numeric keypad and a QWERTY keyboard. I know I did. Well, the MVNO just added some enterprise touch to it. First, they’ve added the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support that will help you…
Helio gets another cash infusion from SK Telecom and Earthlink
Since Helio won’t be getting any revenue from the YouTube application, Video Virus, that was recently offered free-of-charge, the MVNO is going to need another influx of cash. It’s a good thing SK Telecom and Earthlink just dropped a $200 million care packaged in Helio’s lap. Reuters is reporting that the green-behind-the-ears MVNO has spent…
Helio now offers free YouTube access
Competing with Apple is not easy, especially when you’re shooting for the same market. That’s probably one of the reasons Helio decided to free-up the YouTube access for its users. Previously, the MVNO charged few bucks a month for YouTube, but now it’s free! The best thing about it is that you’ll be able to…
Helio’s Ocean will now integrate with Flickr and YouTube
Helio has this thing called “Helio Up.” Think of it a set amount of space for you to upload whatever it is you recorded at that party last night. On Monday things are changing, pictures can be sent to your Flickr account and videos can be sent to YouTube. This is effectively an American Nokia…
Customer tricked into 2-year contract – Helio sucks
We’ve got word from the Consumerist that some poor, naive Helio customer got duped into a 2-year contract with Helio. We all firmly believe that the MVNO fad is just that – a fad. But that doesn’t excuse Helio’s ridiculous customer service policies. This guy was talked into signing a Helio contract by a Helio…