The Samsung Intercept will be available via Virgin Mobile. In fact it’s the first Android device from Virgin Mobile. However we don’t know when or how much the Intercept is going for. It has already shown up at Target stores for $249.99 which is not bad pretty decent when you consider that the handset is a pre-paid model, which rules out monthly commitment fees.

Sprint is already offering the Intercept for $99 with a 2-year contract. The Samsung Intercept is powered by Android 2.1 and comes with a 3.2-inch 240 × 400 capacitive touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture capability. There’s also a 1500 mAh battery, a microSD memory card slot, a 3.5mm headset jack and a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard.

This weekend Virgin Mobile confirmed a major revamp of its Broadband2Go data plans that could see a return to real unlimited data. Instead of the four plans offered today, it would simplify everything to just a $40 unlimited monthly plan and a $10, 100MB 10-day plan.

A leaked memo suggests that the changes will go live on August 24. Both MiFi routers and modems should work with the cap-free access. This sure would heat up the competition among carriers for mobile data. Clear and Virgin’s US parent Sprint offer unlimited Internet, but only for their WiMAX services.

America is the greatest nation on Earth, any American will agree with that. However, America is also a broadband backwater with speeds much slower than you can get in many other countries.

The FCC is trying to fix that with a new national broadband plan set to unveil next month. If you believe ISPs like Verizon and AT&T they can’t hit 100Mbps speeds in the next decade. Broadband users in the UK will get 100Mbps speeds next year.

Pre-paid mobile provider Virgin Mobile USA unveiled a new device on its network today called the LG Rumor 2. The handset is available now for $129.99 making it an affordable device. The handset packs in many of the features that shoppers are looking for.

The device sports a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, and a 1.3MP camera. The handset also has a MP3 music player, maps, IM, and email capability as well. Other features include text and pic messaging and mobile web access.

50Mbps connection seems like a dream, but it’s soon to be a dream come true for Virgin Media subscribers. They’ve announced the sleek and super-fast DOCSIS 3.0 broadband modem that goes with the speed.

With this beautiful mini-monolithic device you’ll be able to attain the full 50Mbps speeds to download MP3 tracks in under 1 second flat and scatter photos to the far corners of the Earth in nanoseconds. UK users will be able to get the package at the end of the year. The rest of us will just have to wait. Hey, they may have speed, but let’s not forget, they are still driving on the wrong side of the road. So…You know. We rule.

Virgin Mobile USA is upping its mobile phone ante today with the introduction of its first handset with streaming music capability. The new Kyocera Wild Card is priced at around $100.

The Kyocera Wild Card is a multi-function handset phone with a full QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth support. It weighs around four ounces, sporting a clamshell design. Two color displays exist on the phone – one for voice calls and the larger one for texting, Web browsing and accessing streaming music.

Little Virgin Mobile USA is teaming with handset supplier UTStarcom Personal Communications to deliver its first Bluetooth-enabled handset. The Super Slice is priced at around $60 and should be available this month.

The Virgin Super Slice is a thin, .04-inch candy-bar style mobile. It’s got a VGA camera with 3x zoom, up to 270 minutes of talk time, a weight of 2.5 ounces and a built-in speaker phone. It also sports a new user interface compared to previous Virgin Mobile units.