Back in the days before the iPhone, it seemed like the smartphone sphere was a lot less cramped. You had a few decent offerings here or there, but certainly nothing like 2010 were literally every other handset that comes out at least grabs my attention for a few minutes. Yes, before the iPhone there was Helio. The first Helio device was a game changer with it’s cheap plans and smartphone-like features transformed for consumer oriented ventures. And then the iPhone...

Fall into the Helio craze did you? Better keep that Ocean/Ocean2 in tip top shape because it appears those will be the last Helio branded devices ever. As Engadget points out, it never made sense of Virgin Mobile to hobble along supporting two different brands. Whether the exec’s at Virgin Mobile finally stopped tapping that funny kool-aid or they just came to their senses is a moot point. The fact of the matter is Helio branded devices are being erased from...

I’m sad to report that even after having an amazing first round run, the Helio Ocean 2 is not the 2nd round champ that many had hoped for.  Gizmodo posted a full review of the little guy and was left pretty disappointed.  They said: “It would have been a great phone…if it were 2007″.  So there you have it potential Ocean 2 buyers.  Run…run away.  There are newer, better fish in the sea now.  Heck, the iPhone, G1, and soon Palm Pre are...

Helio is a relatively popular brand of phone that doesn’t really get the attention it deserves.  Running on Virgin Mobile Helio has introduced some pretty cool phones, most recently, the Ocean.  It was a “beginner” smartphone for people who shun wireless contracts and being locked in.  Lately not much of anything has come from the media shunned company as RIM, Apple, HTC and a host of other vendors continue to fill the net with leaks and news article...