Roundup: Virgin Mobile absorbs Helio, Kindle for students, and more

Roundup: Virgin Mobile absorbs Helio, Kindle for students, and more

Mobile voice network operator Virgin Mobile USA has finished absorbing rival Helio — We heard a rumor, more than once, that “massive firings” were being considered, but Virgin Mobile tells us that this won’t happen. Instead, some employees have been “rebadged” to work at its IT partner, IBM.

Amazon is developing a student version of electronic book-reading device Kindle — The question many students surely want to know: Will electronic textbooks on Kindle be any cheaper than the… Continue Reading