Despite Cingular claiming that the MySpace Mobile deal is exclusive to it, the social network’s year-old deal will continue on Helio. The MVNO is set to launch MySpace Mobile v.2…

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I got pinged about this from my wife yesterday, when she was shopping next door at J Crew on the Santa Monica Promenade (I am still in Bloomington, IN today,…

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The MVNO Helio has launched its third phone, after the first two in the initial launch: it has teamed up with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Samsung to deliver a new…

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Helio will premiere an anthology of short movies at the same time as it appears on the online Sundance Channel. Sundance has acquired the US rights to The Art of…

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Helio, the MVNO founded by Sky Dayton, the founder of EarthLink and Boingo, has announced plans for a hybrid EVDO and WiFi service, called what else, Helio Hybrid. Helio Hybrid…

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More from CTIA...I missed the day three morning keynote discussion panel on mobile social media. Podtech recorded Helio CEO Sky Dayton’s comments on the panel...some good point about phone as…

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Helio‘s throwing money at it in a big way: three months after the official launch of the U.S. MVNO, it is announcing its move into fully-owned retail stores, and trying…

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Helio, the high-end MVNO which is targeting the youth market in U.S., has launched a promo which is bound to get some kids rolling in: the post-paid service is dropping…

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Updated: I have it from a reliable source that this is not the case...that one percent is not owned by Tom Cruise. So it rests. The original post: We broke…

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Jupiter Research analyst Julie Ask has done some back-of-an-envelope calculations and estimated there are 500,000 Americans looking for an entertainment oriented mobile device in any given year. Helio apparently wants…

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Not sure what the exact Helio losses were for Q3, but some indication from parent company Earthlink’s Q2 earnings announcement today and we’ll have more later from the analyst conference…

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Helio, the high-end MVNO targeted at youths, has started its TV campaign, the first ad was on Comedy Central last night, during the Jon Stewart show. The whole idea: don’t…

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There has been some speculation on other industry blogs about how Korean handset player VK Mobile’s bankruptcy would affect SKT-Earthlink JV MVNO Helio, since one of the two handsets in…

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This cannot be true...Telecoms Korea quotes a Korean story which said that MVNO Helio has about 100 users, which of course is a ridiculous number. I have two connections myself……

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Here’s a good article explaining why telcos are going after Korean Americans despite the fact they make up less than 1% of the population..."their kin across the Pacific are among…

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Helio‘s going for the jugular:for potential users who have multiple electronic devices sitting in drawers at home, the MVNO is offering a one-time shot to trade in those devices for…

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Helio has signed up Moderati to provide various ringtone products and images to Helio’s customers. According to the press release, “Helio’s offerings through Moderati will include alternative, hip-hop and pop…

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I don’t know the veracity of this story, but in the same story (below) about the Helio launch party, a small mention about T-Mobile asking retail shops to boycott Helio.…

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The new MVNO Helio had its official launch party in LA last night, and it presented Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg its new handsets, along with Korean LPGA golfers such…

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[by Rafat Ali] You read it here first: Helio, the Earthlink and SK Telecom 50:50 MVNO joint venture, which just launched last week, has sold one percent stake to an…

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Digital Chocolate has announced deals to put its games on both Amp’d and Helio...both MVNOs will put up 20 games but the press releases indicated they would have different games,…

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A slightly naive but decent analysis of mobile social networks and what would it take for them to take off...and a rip against Helio’s high pricing. “Successful social technologies requires…

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As we noted last night, Helio, the JV between SK Telecom and Earthlink, has launched in the US on tuesday. Most of the details have already been revealed, so we’ll…

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You read it here first...Helio, the oh-so-hip youth-focused MVNO, backed by Earthlink and SK Telecom, is launching tomorrow...Helio’s two models, as announced earlier are Hero ($275) and Kickflip ($250)...plans are…

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Helio has announced some details of its game service. There’s some interesting features based on SK Telecom technology: “The ability to “gift,” or purchase and share favorite games with another…

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