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opera mini

Opera Mini Browser Now on Helio Ocean, Officially

Sure, with a little third-party app hacking you've been able to get Opera running on some Helio phones for a while. But today Helio and Opera have released Opera Mini in what's the first official deployment of the tiny browser by a US service provider. Apparently Helio listened to their enthusiast community and then worked to tailor the software. Press release below the screenshots.
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9:01 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,873 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: If you are looking for customer service, Helio is NOT the company for you. Been a loyal customer of another provider for the past 5 years. When I saw the $99 deal I had to switch. Now that I need more »

helio youtube 2 hands-on

Helio's YouTube 2.0 Client Hands-on and Impressions (Verdict: It's Good)

YouTube and Helio aren't strangers in the least, but compared with the iPhone's gorgeous implementation, Helio's first version was found to be a little lacking. No more. The latest release, available today, bumps Helio up onto the same tier as Apple's offering. Here's what we think. More »

9:00 AM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Jason Chen
6,430 views, 24 comments

cellphones

Helio Offers Unlimited Service for $99/Month, Refurbed Ocean for $99

Good news for people thinking of picking up a Helio Ocean: Helio has lowered its rates for its all-in plans, giving you all-you-can-eat service for $99 a month. It's also starting to offer refurbished phones through the Helio Refreshed service, with the Ocean now available refurbed for a mere $99. That's a pretty awesome deal for one of our favorite phones seeing it lists for $295 new. [Helio via Electronista]

12:47 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Adam Frucci
3,853 views, 20 comments

cellphones

AT&T's Dual-Sliding Pantech Duo In the Wild

The Pantech Duo, seen previously as the Helio Ocean, has just been spotted in the wild by a tipster. He takes some sample shots next to his V3xx RAZR, which should give you a good idea of how large it is in comparison. If it's as thick as the Ocean, prepare to be either appalled or flattered when your friends comment on your third testicle. [Update, added side shot] More »

4:20 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Jason Chen
9,604 views, 8 comments

Latest by made2last: From what I could gather, it will not be the same thickness as the helio ocean, and is not an exact replica of it. Should be another nice phone for AT&T more »

smaller is better

Sizemodo: Helio Fin vs. Ocean vs. iPhone vs. HTC Touch

Here's how the Helio Fin, the thinnest clamshell in the US, stacks up against other equally thin phones. As you can see, it's pretty much the same thickness as the iPhone, which is amazing since the Fin actually flips open. It's slightly thinner than the HTC Touch, and is dwarfed by the bulge-tastic Helio Ocean. More Sizemodo after the jump. More »

1:47 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Jason Chen
16,404 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: Here's the thing.I love the helio ocean. I love my 100 a month unlimeted everything plan. BUT...the ocean doesnt roam in Europe!!!like what gives? I dont want to have to buy a new phone and a new phone plan just more »

helio

Custom Apps Now Possible on Helio Ocean (Opera Mini)

Not only is the iPhone getting its third-party cherry popped, the Helio Ocean is now running third-party apps now as well. The first proof of concept app is Opera Mini, the smallish browser from Opera that lets even lousy phones browse like a star. To get it to work on your Ocean (even though the default Ocean browser is just fine for us), just follow the directions on Heliocity. After you're done, you may want to check to see how you can support them to get even cooler apps on the Ocean. [Heliocity]

3:48 PM on Fri Aug 3 2007
By Jason Chen
8,484 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: We have started loading the Opera Mini in all our of our Helio Oceans for free. You can check it out at www.heliobuy.com . It's a must have browser and with the installation, it's a snap. more »

cellphones

Helio Adds YouTube Features, New MySpace App

We told you the YouTube on Helio's 3G was free now, but they've gone and added a couple more features to it since Monday. First, Helio users can record videos on their Oceans and upload them to Helio Album. Why's that cool? Because if you configure your Helio Album correctly, it can push those videos to YouTube and Flickr (for pictures, we're assuming). More »

3:40 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Jason Chen
3,015 views, 6 comments

cellphones

Helio's 3G YouTube Access Now Free

Helio originally wanted to charge a few bucks a month for YouTube, but in response to the iPhone's free access, they're doing it free, too. And that's over 3G, so it'll be fast where ever you have EVDO coverage. See? One-up-manship can be beneficial for all. Oh, did I mention that you can upload your Helio vids to YouTube? It ain't the slickest phone out there, but it sure has legs.

10:10 PM on Mon Jul 2 2007
By Brian Lam
5,929 views, 30 comments

exclusive

Helio Fights Apple with Official YouTube Over 3G (and the Genius of the iPhone's 2.5G/WiFi)

Sky Dayton, who has been quoted several times in the last week in iPhone critique pieces, is officially putting a more powerful set of YouTube features on his 3g phones. Here comes the bloodbath. This is going to be complicated to explain, so sit down and listen up.
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Feature

3:58 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By Brian Lam
15,274 views, 39 comments

pop quiz

Helio Ocean: Do You Use the Keyboard or Dialpad?

We've got a bet going here about the Helio Ocean. I say Lam's a weirdo because he uses the numbers on the QWERTY keyboard to dial, and Lam says I'm a weirdo because I use the dialpad (the numbers) to dial. Both of us use the quick-lookup contacts from the start screen. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Jason Chen
4,558 views, 30 comments

delicious

Helio Ocean: The Cake

Our female-fearing cousins over at Kotaku are familiar with cakes made in the shape of their favorite things (games), but we don't often get the pleasure of eating our own gadgets. That's why this Helio Ocean cake made by a geeksugar reader is so sweet (heh). More »

1:40 PM on Tue May 29 2007
By Jason Chen
3,005 views, 10 comments

the hell is going on here

Fat Joe Reviews the Helio Ocean

What has the world come to? Why is Fat Joe trying to do our job and review the Helio Ocean? We're not going out and mackin' on the ladies and rapping it up. C'mon Fat Joe, stick to what you know! Wide scrizzle fo life. – Jason Chen More »

3:40 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By Jason Chen
3,994 views, 38 comments

frankenreview

Ten Takes on the Helio Ocean

After scoring a few units of our own to play with, we talked about the Helio Ocean a ton last week—eventually posting an extensive features review that shouldn't be missed by anyone seriously considering a smartphone. More »

Feature

3:30 PM on Wed May 16 2007
By Mark Wilson
4,250 views, 20 comments

frighteningly comprehensive

Helio Ocean Roundup: All The Hot Details in One Place

If you were around last week, you saw that we got ourselves a fever for the Helio Ocean and we covered the silly out of that thing. If you want to go back and see what all the fuss was about, this is the place to find it. We've got everything you could want to know about the phonedevice that Gizmodo readers prefer to the iPhone. Walk with me. More »

7:40 PM on Mon May 14 2007
By Adam Frucci
9,943 views, 16 comments

it's here

Helio Ocean Available Today, Friday May 11

Hey folks, just a quick note to let you guys know that the Ocean is going to be available today, Friday, May 11. You can get one by going to helio.com, calling 1-888-88-HELIO, or going to one of their retail stores in Santa Monica, Palo Alto, San Diego, Denver or NYC. More »

4:00 AM on Fri May 11 2007
By Jason Chen
4,506 views, 31 comments

review

Helio Ocean Feature-by-Feature Review

We've had lots of time to use, re-use, and digest every feature available on the Helio Ocean. We've done UI videos, hardware galleries, handset sharing tutorials and sync tutorials, but what you really want to know is what we think of it. Here's our review, broken down feature by feature so you can easily see the ones that matter the most to you. More »

Feature

10:30 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Jason Chen
31,692 views, 36 comments

step-by-step

How to Sync Your Contacts with the Ocean

The Helio Ocean is an emailing machine, allowing you to manage a whole slew of email accounts at once. Also, Helio, unsurprisingly, would love it if you stocked up on their phones. You know, if you grabbed an Ocean for going to work and a Heat for going out at night. But what about loading your contacts up on it? Won't that take forever by hand? And what about keeping your contact info synced up between multiple devices? You don't want to have to re-enter every new number you get, do you? More »

7:30 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Adam Frucci
5,987 views, 12 comments

Latest by seadigs: Helio customer support informed me today (6/11/07) that off-the-air sync is broken, and they did not know when it would be fixed. So even if I could upload contacts to Helio web mail, I couldn't download them to the Ocean!! more »

gallery

The Helio Ocean's Hardware Design Secrets

Along with the external hardware you'll see in the shots below, the Helio's triple decker mechanism has a special triangle-shaped spring that operates both the keypad and QWERTY. So interesting that MIT's Tech Review put the phone on its May/June cover, along with a well-written and romantic feature, Soul of a New Machine, penned by David Talbot. More »

2:42 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Brian Lam
10,370 views, 12 comments

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