Tag archive: Sky Dayton

Sky Dayton—who previously founded a little ISP called Earthlink and Wi-Fi hotspot operator Boingo—is stepping down as CEO of the youth-oriented MVNO Helio to become a the non-executive chairman of the company's board. Helio's new CEO will be former president and COO Wonhee Sull. As chair, Dayton will replace Jinwoo So, SK Telecom's president of global business. “Helio has reached a point in its… Read More

Youth-oriented, tech-savvy mobile operator Helio has announced its first flip phone in the form of the Helio Fin, manufactured for the company by Samsung. Helio says the Fin is the thinnest flip phone available in the United States, coming in just over 11mm thick; however, like other Helio offerings, the Fin still manages to pack a good selection of toys and services in a small package. “Our last device was proof of what Helio is… Read More

Youth-oriented mobile operator Helio is bringing another high-tech handset to the U.S. market in the form of the Helio Ocean. The Ocean is designed to combine the best features of traditional phone handsets and messaging-equipped mobile devices, while packing the music, video, and Internet capabilities today's hip technology power-users want. And the first thing you'll notice is the Ocean's dual-slider design, enabling the… Read More

Youth-oriented MVNO Helio has brought a new phone to its lineup of Samsung devices translated to the U.S. market from their more-unwired South Korean origins. The new Helio Heat is a slim slider phone with an electrostatic touchpad, a 2-inch QVGA display, stereo Bluetooth support, 136 MB of user memory, and built-in GPS functionality. Like previous Helio offerings, the Heat supports MP3 audio, MPEG-4 video, and VOD, hooks into Google Maps,… Read More

The youth-oriented mobile phone operator Helio, run by Earthlink founder Sky Dayton, has launched Helio Music, a new music download service which lets Helio users buy tunes from major labels using their mobile phones for $1.99 each. But that's not all: Helio promises its catalot and interface will put other over-the-air music download services to shame, and, soon, users will be able to buy tunes via Helio for just $.99 apiece using… Read More

Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink and South Korea's SK Telecom, has formally launched its new mobile service aimed at today's technologically-savvy youth (and young at heart). Headed up by Earthlink founder Sky Dayton, Helio aims to bring advances from the South Korean mobile market to U.S. users who can most appreciate it: kids and 20-somethings who've grown up in a world of mobile technology. At first glance,… Read More

Helio, the youth-oriented mobile company headed up by Earthlink founder Sky Dayton which aims to bring advanced 3G mobile technology (primarily from SK Telecom) to the U.S. market, today unveiled part of its mobile gaming strategy. “We have created a unique gaming experience that shows off the high resolution screens and advanced capabilities of our devices, while tapping the potential of the 3G network,” said Sky Dayton,… Read More

Just-getting-started mobile service operator Helio has announced (PDF) a wide-ranging partnership with Yahoo to put Yahoo services and tools (like Yahoo's search, mail, and instant messaging services) on Helio devices