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LG Flare LX-175 - black (virgin mobile): Virgin Mobile is known for its simple entry-level phones, and the new LG Flare, or LX-175, is no exception. The second such LG phone with the carrier--the Aloha was the first--the Flare boils it down to the basics and even lacks a VGA camera. However, it does step it up...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, navigation keypad, LG Flare, Virgin Mobile, phone, LG Electronics Inc.; Product reviews 2008-04-09
virgin mobile: Editor's note: Because evaluating wireless coverage requires experience with the network in a wide variety of physical locations, CNET does not rate wireless carriers. We can, however, tell you everything you need to know about the major carriers. We invite your feedback and ratings in our user opinions section; the...; Tags: Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Virgin Mobile, CDMA, monthly plan; Product reviews 2008-03-22
Virgin makes mySQL look bigger: Virgin Mobile's decision to base its SMS database on mySQL is an important milestone for the GPL database. This was not Virgin's first entry into open source. Virgin Mobile also runs Red Hat. Virgin Mobile is a scaled enterprise. Even though SMS messages are...; Tags: MySQL, Virgin Mobile, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-11
Kyocera Wild Card M1000 (virgin mobile): Photo gallery:Kyocera Wild Card M1000It's quite appropriate that Virgin Mobile would carry a cell phone with an alphabetic keyboard. As the carrier's customer bases trends toward younger users, such a handset is a natural fit for the texting set. Its first try at a messaging phone was the Kyocera Switch...; Tags: Cellular phones, Wild Card, Switch Back, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Virgin Mobile; Product reviews 2007-10-31
LG Aloha - LX140 (virgin mobile): In a world of complicated cell phones you always can count on Virgin Mobile to introduce a basic cell phone for making calls. We've seen it a few times before, with handsets such as the Kyocera Marbl and the Kyocera Oystr, but this time around Virgin Mobile offers a new...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, handset, LG Electronics Inc., Virgin Mobile, LG Aloha, phone; Product reviews 2007-09-13

UTStarcom Super Slice (virgin mobile): It was a long time coming, but Virgin Mobile finally has a phone in its lineup with built-in Bluetooth. The Super Slice (also known as the UTStarcom PCS1450) is an upgrade from the Slice of yesteryear, and it is an upgrade in two important ways--the addition of the aforementioned Bluetooth...; Tags: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UTStarcom Inc., Super Slice, Virgin Mobile; Product reviews 2007-09-12
virgin mobile Headliner: Photo gallery:Virgin Mobile HeadlinerVirgin Mobile has made its name in the cell phone carrier world by catering to a young, urban audience. Not only does it offer a simple yet unique selection of phones, the prepaid operator has rolled put a number of youth-centric services that further enhance its hip...; Tags: Cellular phones, Headliner, Virgin Mobile; Product reviews 2007-05-02
Kyocera Marbl (K127): Virgin Mobile never tries to be more than what it is, and that's a good thing. The company has carefully cultivated an image of a hip, cool carrier that produces cheap, basic cell phones for the youth market. Granted, not every phone from the carrier has been a winner, but...; Tags: Kyocera Wireless Corp., Marbl, telephone; Product reviews 2007-04-06
Kyocera K325 Cyclops (virgin mobile): Virgin Mobile gets a little quirky when it comes to naming its phone models. After introducing the Switch Back, the Oystr and the Slice in the past year, the company now brings you the Cyclops. Made by Kyocera and also called the K325, the Cyclops gets its name from the...; Tags: Kyocera Wireless Corp., Cyclops, Virgin Mobile, camera; Product reviews 2006-11-21
virgin mobile Slice (UTStarcom PCS1400): The Virgin Mobile Slice (otherwise known as the UTStarcom PCS1400) is the latest phone to join the thin handset bandwagon. Looking very much like a clone of Cingular's Motorola Slvr L2, the Slice is a skinny candy bar handset with even slimmer features. It has no camera or Bluetooth but...; Tags: Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, UTStarcom Inc., Virgin Mobile, telephone; Product reviews 2006-11-06
Cellphone vs. sex: the latest dilemma: In "Over-thinking Blackberries, Treos and the like" yesterday, fellow ZDNet blogger Dan Farber reflected on the "handwringing over whether always-on connectivity is harmful" to the work/life balance.Reports are surfacing that persistent connectivity may be harmful to one's social life of an intimate nature as well.Dan Schulman, CEO of cell operator...; Tags: Virgin Mobile, cell phone; Blog posts 2006-08-26
Kyocera Oystr: Kyocera has partnered with Virgin for quite a number of phones, including the Kyocera Switch Back and the Kyocera Slider Sonic. Now Kyocera has yet another phone with Virgin Mobile, the Kyocera Oystr. So named because of its pearly-white exterior, there's not much else to the Oystr aside from basic...; Tags: Cellular phones, Kyocera Oystr, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Virgin Mobile; Product reviews 2006-08-14
Kyocera Switch Back (Strobe): Virgin Mobile gets another first with the Kyocera Switch Back. Although it initially seems like a normal if oddly shaped candy bar phone, a closer inspection reveals that it opens lengthwise to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Perfect for text-crazed teens, the Switch Back (a.k.a. Strobe) offers a set of...; Tags: Keyboards, Web browsers, Wi-Fi, Kyocera Switch Back, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Virgin Mobile, STROBE; Product reviews 2006-05-05
Hitachi Storage at Work Case Study: virgin mobile: Virgin Mobile is the UK's first, and the world's biggest virtual network operator. They decided to install a storage system because they had loads of storage all over the place. What Virgin Mobile wanted to do was to consolidate it all - put it all in one place. A combination...; Tags: Virgin Mobile, Hitachi Ltd., storage, SAN, storage system, network; Case studies 2004-10-11
virgin mobile USA: Delivering Superior Customer Experience: Virgin Mobile USA, LLC provides a Pay As You Go wireless service designed around the needs of the youth market. Virgin Mobile is utilizing a service-oriented architecture SOA implemented on BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 to integrate and manage all aspects of its operation, including point-of-sale order processing, product fulfillment, service...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., SOA, Virgin Mobile, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Move Forward: SOA in the Real World virgin mobile USA's Fast-Track Launch: Attend this webinar to hear how the fastest growing wireless carrier in the U.S., Virgin Mobile, quickly built and deployed an SOA infrastructure that is handling more than two million Web services transactions daily. In addition, see how Virgin Mobile leverages the flexibility of SOA to roll out new features...; Tags: SOA, Virgin Mobile, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Product Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing; Webcasts
virgin mobile USA: Moving to a Service-Oriented Architecture on BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 and Intel Xeon Processor-Based Servers: Virgin Mobile is one of the fastest-growing domestic wireless services. It achieved its tremendous growth by focusing exclusively on the youth market and providing highly configurable and customized services. The challenge it faced was how to improve delivery of numerous new services - all of them extraordinarily customizable - while...; Tags: BEA WebLogic, BEA Systems Inc., Performance, SOA, Virgin Mobile, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Servers, Processors, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Software; Case studies
Sun Case Study: virgin mobile: Now established as one of the most successful virtual network operators in the world, Virgin Mobile has, since its launch in November 1999, attracted more than 1.5 million customers, making it one of the fastest growing mobile phone companies in history. The company has now completed stage 1 of a...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Virgin Mobile, Networking; Case studies
Oracle Case Study: virgin mobile: Virgin Mobile is a national mobile telecommunications provider in Australia. The company wanted to establish reliable, flexible, and scalable data warehouse platform in five months to meet launch schedule and overcome natural complexity of data relationships in a telecommunications business while multiple vendors concurrently install core operating platforms. They wanted...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Virgin Mobile, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware; Case studies
Meet Blue or Atomic Kitten: Innovative Mobile Marketing Campaign: Virgin Mobile France launched an "instant win" mobile marketing campaign to promote the new singles of two famous British bands: Blue and Atomic Kitten. Virgin wanted to use the campaign to attract teenagers and young adults to create fan communities. The promotion ran in June of 2003. There were 30,000...; Tags: Mobile, Mobile 365 Inc., Virgin Mobile, Mobile Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Case studies