<s>
The	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
was	O
a	O
dual	O
slider	O
Internet-enabled	O
multimedia	O
wireless	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
sold	O
by	O
mobile	O
virtual	O
network	O
operator	O
(	O
MVNO	O
)	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
Helio	O
,	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Pantech	O
Curitel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
slid	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
horizontal	O
position	O
,	O
it	O
revealed	O
a	O
35-key	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
their	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Sprint	O
Nextel	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
USA	O
terminated	O
the	O
wireless	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
services	O
of	O
those	O
customers	O
who	O
had	O
an	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
or	O
other	O
Helio	O
branded	O
devices	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
deactivated	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
can	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
camera	O
,	O
allowing	O
images	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
via	O
the	O
included	O
USB	B-Protocol
interface	O
cable	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
later	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
a	O
full	O
gallery	O
depicting	O
the	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
was	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
FCC	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
publicly	O
released	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Ocean	O
was	O
billed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
messaging	B-Protocol
and	O
talking	O
machine	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
definitive	O
mobile	O
social	O
networking	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ocean	O
device	O
had	O
several	O
advanced	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stereo	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
2	O
megapixel	O
camera	O
with	O
flash	O
,	O
an	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
video	O
camera	O
,	O
3G	B-Architecture
speed	O
EV-DO	O
network	O
support	O
,	O
built-in	O
GPS	O
,	O
MMS	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
removable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
had	O
a	O
considerable	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
programs	O
included	O
a	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
a	O
calculator	B-Application
,	O
an	O
alarm	O
clock	O
and	O
a	O
calendar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
communication	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
included	O
caller	O
ID	O
(	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
photo	O
caller	O
ID	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
speaker	O
phone	O
,	O
a	O
voice	O
memo	O
recorder	O
,	O
a	O
record	O
call	O
feature	O
,	O
address	B-Operating_System
book	I-Operating_System
(	O
with	O
multiple	O
online	O
syncing	O
abilities	O
)	O
,	O
T9	B-General_Concept
Text	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Korean	O
character	O
set	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ocean	O
was	O
loaded	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
which	O
displayed	O
turn-by-turn	B-Application
directions	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
warned	O
users	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
while	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integrated	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
player	O
supported	O
multiple	O
file	O
formats	O
(	O
including	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
,	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
WMA	B-Application
)	O
and	O
allowed	O
for	O
over-the-air	O
(	O
OTA	O
)	O
downloads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
player	O
ran	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
improved	O
efficiency	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
an	O
estimated	O
15	O
hours	O
of	O
music	O
listening	O
on	O
a	O
battery	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
Helio	O
released	O
a	O
file	O
viewer	O
program	B-Application
for	O
Ocean	O
users	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
read	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
popular	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
DOC	B-Application
,	O
XLS	B-Application
,	O
PPT	B-Application
,	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
TXT	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
image	O
types	O
in	O
both	O
landscape	O
and	O
portrait	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
also	O
included	O
several	O
choices	O
of	O
E-mail	O
communication	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Helio	O
Mail	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mail	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Live	I-Operating_System
Hotmail	I-Operating_System
,	O
AOL	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
EarthLink	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
additional	O
user-defined	O
POP	B-Protocol
or	O
IMAP	B-Protocol
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helio	O
began	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
push	B-General_Concept
e-mail	I-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2007	O
with	O
Push	O
support	O
for	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mail	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Live	I-Operating_System
Hotmail	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
AOL	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
push	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
automatic	O
notifications	O
for	O
POP/IMAP	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
nominal	O
fee	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
connectivity	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Ocean	O
since	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
support	O
for	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Messenger	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
Helio	O
community	O
had	O
figured	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
build	O
custom	O
applications	O
(	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
Java-based	B-Language
)	O
,	O
including	O
Opera	B-Protocol
Mini	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Ocean	O
got	O
official	O
software	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Opera	B-Protocol
Mini	I-Protocol
browser	B-Application
when	O
Helio	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
U.S.	O
carrier	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Opera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MySpace	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Helio	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
some	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
Ocean	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
MySpace	B-Application
phone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helio	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
cellular	O
provider	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
MySpace	B-Application
experience	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
Helio	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Myspace	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
that	O
operated	O
nearly	O
five	O
times	O
faster	O
than	O
Helio	O
's	O
original	O
self-developed	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
Helio	O
announced	O
a	O
more	O
enriched	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
experience	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
complete	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ocean	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
video	B-General_Concept
capture	I-General_Concept
and	O
upload	B-Application
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
GPS	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
of	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
log	O
into	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
to	O
personalize	O
,	O
rate	O
videos	O
and	O
use	O
other	O
community	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
