Virgin Mobile USA to add another Kyocera to its lineup

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. will soon sell a self-branded handset, made by Kyocera Wireless Corp., dubbed the Marbl for $30 to its predominantly pay-as-you-go customers.
The truncated name, missing a final vowel, appears to play off Motorola Inc.’s penchant for doing the same with its Razr-Pebl-Krzr approach.
The Virgin handset, a slim flip phone, offers Web browsing, text messaging and downloadable content from MTV and Comedy Central.