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• The Engadget Interview: Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Richard Branson, Richardbranson, Sir Richard Branson, Sirrichardbranson, Virgin America, Virgin Group, Virgin Mobile, Virginamerica, Virgingroup, Virginmobile

  Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, in the first class cabin of Air Colbert on the inaugural flight of Virgin America. Richard's day started with a rush through NY rain to make the plane that morning, and was losing his voice on top of it, but he was nice enough to spend a some minutes with us chatting up a few of his myriad of companies.

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• Late To The Party: Virgin Mobile Finally Gets a Phone With Bluetooth: UTStarcom Super Slice

  Published: September 7, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Cellphones, Late To The Party, Slice, Super Slice, Ut Starcom, Utstarcom, Virgin, Virgin Mobile

  ups to Virgin Mobile for finally picking up their first ever Bluetooth-equipped phone. Wait, they didn't have a phone with Bluetooth until now? What? Anyways, the Super Slice, a follow-up to the Slice, is a .4-inch thick candybar that has sweet, sweet Bluetooth, plays MP3s and a variety of other audio formats and comes pre-loaded with games.

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• Family sues over teen's photo in mobile phone ad

  Published: September 22, 2007, 7:02 am

  Tags: Allison Chang, Allisonchang, Australian Virgin Mobile, Australianvirginmobile, Creative Commons, Creativecommons, Dump Your Pen Friend, Dumpyourpenfriend, Flickr, Virgin Mobile Ads, Virginmobileads

  where the photo was taken. Virgin Mobile Australia is using the photo as part of their "Are You With Us Or What?" ad campaign, which features photos downloaded from Flickr along with ad slogans. For Chang's photo, the words "Dump your pen friend" are superimposed over the photo, and the tag line "Free text virgin to virgin" appears along the

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• Virgin Mobile Canada takes on Samsung m300 and Samsung M510, unveils $10 unlimited data plans

  Published: October 10, 2007, 3:39 pm

  Tags: Virgin Mobile, Samsung, Services, Devices, Announcements, Canada, Data, M300, M510, Mobile, Samsung, Tidal, Unlimited, Virgin, Wave

  to make do with unlimited mobile web surfing on the baddest handset that Virgin Mobile offers. Not a bad deal, we say - if you gotta go the pre-paid route that is. [Via: Engadget Mobile] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sprint releases Samsung M300, M510 clamshellskajeet adds Samsung m300; Tweens love it?T-Mobile gets cheap with new data and

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• Wireless: Virgin Mobile IPO fails to pop

  Published: October 11, 2007, 4:19 pm

  Tags: Amp D Mobile, Disney, Google, Ipo, Mvno, Richard Branson, Virgin, Virgin Mobile, Vmware, Vonage, Wireless

  going public -- fall flat. Virgin Mobile, with its cherry brand name and backers, should have had a sparkling debut. And yet it didn't.Virgin Mobile, unlike the big carriers, rents a wireless network rather than owning one, essentially gussying up and reselling Sprint's service under its own name. It's a challenging business model, known in the

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• Virgin Mobile USA raises $412 million; Market still cautious on MVNOs

  Published: October 16, 2007, 4:38 am

  Tags: Virgin Mobile, Market Virgin Mobile, Mvno Ipo, Virgin Ipo, Virgin Mobile Usa

  Mobile USA, the joint venture between Sprint and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, has managed to raise $412, about $50 million less than they’ve hoped for. Despite the fact that Virgin Mobile USA is doing well, the market is still cautious on the virtual carriers. The shares were priced at $15 (the low-end of its $15-$17 range)

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• Virgin Mobile deals the Kyocera Wild Card

  Published: October 19, 2007, 10:53 am

  Tags: Flip Phone, Flipphone, Kyocera, Pre Paid Wireless, Prepaidwireless, Qwerty, Virgin Mobile, Virginmobile, Wild Card, Wildcard

  under: Cellphones Virgin Mobile is officially dipping its toes into smartphone water with its latest offering, the Kyocera Wild Card. Of course, how deep into that particular pool both companies are going is a question for the ages. The Wild Card isn't exactly the most robust phone you'll ever get your hands on, though the flip-phone does

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• Cellphones: Virgin Mobile's Wild Card Gets Music Over the Air

  Published: October 19, 2007, 10:18 am

  Tags: Cellphones, Headliners, Kyocera, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile Usa, Wild Card

  Answer: very cheaply. Virgin Mobile's Wild Card by Kyocera is the first phone that can receive music from its Headliners streaming audio player. The service is $2.50 per month, and you can listen to a given song on demand for 25 cents. (Electronista says that the quarter gets you unlimited listening of each song, though Virgin's press

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• Virgin Mobile Canada adds Motorola KRZR; Could be yours for $299 CAD

  Published: October 19, 2007, 7:20 am

  Tags: Virgin Mobile, Devices, Motorola, Announcements, Motorola Krzr, Virgin Mobile Canada, Virgin Mobile Krzr, Virgin Mobile Motorola

  it’s nice to see Virgin Mobile expanding its offering in Canada. [Via: Engadget Mobile] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Telus adds Samsung u510, Moto KRZRBell Canada shows some Windows Mobile love; Introduces HTC 5800T-mobile Gives Motorola K1 KRZR Some MyFaves LoveTelus first to offer Palm Treo 755p in CanadaGPLUS TF910 - Motorola

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• Virgin Mobile USA adds Kyocera's Wild Card; Heavy texters rejoice

  Published: October 22, 2007, 6:17 am

  Tags: Virgin Mobile, Kyocera, Devices, Announcements, Kyocera Wild Card, Virgin Mobile Kyocera, Virgin Mobile Qwerty, Virgin Mobile Wild Card

  Mobile USA is known to target young people who are usually on a budget when it comes to mobile phone purchases. Hence, most of their phones are somewhere in the low-to-mid range. Lately, they’ve added a new device to support heavy SMS users on their network - Kyocera Wireless’ Wild Card. Although we found it’s far from a

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• Virgin Mobile IPO earnings shrouded in scandal; sparks lawsuit

  Published: December 3, 2007, 7:58 pm

  Tags: Financial, Virgin Mobile, Services, Announcements, Data, Earnings, Financial, Ipo, Lawsuit, Misreported, Mobile, Virgin

  remember when Virgin Mobile went public and reported incredible earnings on their IPO? You know, the IPO where Virgin Mobile banked $412.5 million. Well, it seems that Virgin Mobile’s IPO performance was based on some slightly fudged information. And, by slightly fudged, we mean they misreported their Q3 earnings - which have been

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• Virgin Mobile USA offers over-the-air self-activation - ALL phones should be self-activated

  Published: December 11, 2007, 4:06 pm

  Tags: Virgin Mobile, Technologies, Services, Announcements, Activating, Activation, Mobile, Ota, Over The Air, Self, Virgin

  of Apple and the iPhone, Virgin Mobile USA is rolling out over-the-air self-activating mobile phones. You see, Virgin Mobile, like Apple, realized that people hate waiting to have their new phone activated. The popular MVNO is working with Telespree to pre-program their hardware offerings to not only cut back on customer-service costs, but

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• Sony Ericsson K850i mobile phone at Virgin Mobile

  Published: February 27, 2008, 8:38 am

  Tags: Mobile Phones, News, Sony Ericsson, Bestpic Software, Handset, Virgin Mobile

  gain the Sony Ericsson at Virgin, who has it on a superb tariff of Virgin Text - 25 12 months, 150 minutes and 750 texts per month, a FREE Sony Ericsson K850i handset, and the choice of a FREE Nintendo DS Lite, or iPod Nana. Bluetooth Dimensions: 103 x 48.5 x 18mm Weight: 118g

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• Virgin Mobile India launched as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Tata Teleservices

  Published: March 4, 2008, 7:22 am

  Tags: Virgin Mobile, Announcements, India Mvno, Virgin Mobile Expands, Virgin Mobile India

  another, "Still a Virgin?" mobile operator with some other, possibly GSM carrier at some point in the future. In the meantime, if you care to know more - here's the link to the official release (PDF). [Via: mocoNews] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Virgin Mobile USA raises $412 million; Market still cautious on

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• Yes, We Can -- Eh?

  Published: April 18, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Yes, Can, Barack Obama, John Mccain, Andy Fishburn, Dwight D Eisenhower, George W Bush, Hillary Clinton, Medellin, Sean Spicer, Seoul, Canada, United States, Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd, Colombia, The White House, Adlai Stevenson, Beverly Hills California, Eliot Spitz

  Virgin Mobile Canada, which has been featuring U.S. political figures in newspaper ads for its cellular telephone service, has, as promised, unveiled a trio featuring Sen. Barack Obama (D- Ill.). These follow ads starring former New York governor Eliot L. Spitzer as Love Client No. 9, who is tired...

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