The new HTC Wildfire that was officially announced today (one day early due to leaks!) has already had its first network partner confirmed, Virgin Mobile confirmed just a couple of hours ago that they will be stocking this new affordable HTC phone but have not said when they will launch it. The HTC Wildfire looks [...]
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The world’s first manned commercial spacecraft flight took place just a few hours ago, and it was a smashing success . Within a few years, we’ll all fly to Jupiter on our lunch breaks, drink a café com leite while doodling away on our iPad 5GXs, then come back to the office to pretend to do work for the remaining 2.5 hours of the day. Virgin created the aircraft, the SpaceShip Two (though rechristened the VSS Enterprise) quite possibly merely to stroke Richard Branson’s ego. But ego-stroking is simply a part of big business. Why, it was only a few days ago that some banking bigwig referred to Congressional staffers as “ little punk staffers .” That has nothing to do with anything, I just though it was a funny moment in American history. Back to the SpaceShip Two. It test-flew over the Mojave Desert, accompanied by its “mothership” WhiteKnightTwo, for nearly three hours. This was but a small step in the process of being able to hop aboard and fly into the heavens. Actual flights aren’t expected until 2012, provided the world doesn’t explode by then. How much would such a flight cost? The current estimate is that each seat will set you back $200,000. It might actually be cheaper to earn a PhD in engineering, join NASA, then become an astronaut. Plus, you’d have a pretty cool career going for you.
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According to a series of tips I just received from multiple trusted sources, Virgin Mobile USA is planning to shut down the post-paid chunk of their wireless services on May 25th, 2010. You see, there once was a little wireless carrier called Helio. Bringing over all kinds of crazy sliding what-nots from South Korea, they tried their damnedest to offer the coolest cell phones on the block. They also bled money like a busted spigot, burning $710 million before they were ready to call it quits. In June of 2008, Virgin Mobile (who then offered solely pre-paid wireless) came along and snatched up Helio for $39 million in stock, primarily to serve as a foundation for their then non-existent postpaid service. A great plan, until Sprint acquired Virgin Mobile just a year later, primarily for their pre -paid service. Read the rest at MobileCrunch > >
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