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Helio Announces Flagship Messaging Phone

Mar 26, 2007, 5:00 AM by (staff)

Helio today announced the Ocean, the company's most feature-laden phone to date. The phone sports a dual-slide design that opens like a typical slider with a numeric keypad, but also opens sideways to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The Ocean contains several key new software features, including the ability to search the web simply by typing a search term from the home screen, and a photo service linked to the phone's GPS for tracking where each photo was taken. A new integrated messaging application incorporates most popular IM and email services, including Microsoft Exchange servers. Exchange support extends to calendars and contacts, and the Ocean's contact list also shows presence status from major IM services. The phone's music player is the first to support user-loaded songs with Windows DRM (PlaysForSure) in addition to standard MP3s. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth. In addition to a memory card slot, the phone sports 200 MB of internal memory. The Ocean is manufactured by Pantech. The Ocean will be available in the spring for $295.

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herbf

Mar 26, 2007, 8:52 PM

Wireless Company???

Which company will have this new phone?

macfreak

Helio, a MVNO using Sprint's network.

katrina

Mar 26, 2007, 1:32 PM

wow!

I am not usually too into CDMA or 'social' based phones (I use mine more for business) but this one looks pretty good!

I can't wait for the phonescoop "hand on review" for it!

elmuchachos

Mar 26, 2007, 7:04 AM

200mb internal memory.....

i dont care for helio but that internal memory is just unreal....wheres my treo with 200mb?

Rich Brome

The Motorola Q9h will also have about that much. Memory is so cheap these days, more phones will be like that starting this year.

SprintPCSGuy

1 GB of internal memory!

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Invader J

Mar 26, 2007, 1:18 PM

OH GOD WHY THE WAIT

Are they serious? Spring is 3 months LONG!

macfreak

Mar 26, 2007, 11:39 AM

I want it, bad.

This looks like a winner.

NIetzsch12

Mar 26, 2007, 10:28 AM

service?

How is the Helio service in say the NY/NJ area .. I have a friend who has it and he said it works off Verizons towers .. so he always has service where ever he had verizon service

IDK if id ever switch but he has a amazing plan .. unlimited min .. messages .. pics

NIetzsch12

oh and thats a nice damm phone .. love the picture GPS thing .. id love to try that out

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