Rumors started surfacing of Virgin Mobile buying Helio recently, and the companies confirmed that today. Virgin Mobile is buying Helio from SK Telecom and Earthlink for $39 million worth of Virgin Mobile USA stock. The deal is set to close in Q3 2008, but Helio customers will mostly not be affected. Helio’s 170,000 customers will [...]

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Today, June 27, represents a major day in history. Today is Bill Gate’s last day as a full-time Microsoft employee. He will still step in once a week to check in, as well as remaining Microsoft’s Chairman and largest shareholder. The move will show Gates moving to a being a full time philanthropist and a [...]

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