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Verizon Wireless, LG to Launch Music Phone
By Susan Rush
June 29, 2005
NEWS@2 DIRECT
Although the wraps have yet to be taken off Verizon Wireless' planned mobile music service, the carrier is gearing up for the launch of a LG Electronics' handset that will have the ability to support the service.
The LG cameraphone will have capability to support our music service when that becomes available, says Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Brenda Raney. The handset is expected to hit the market within the next few weeks, she says. Pricing for the phone is not yet available. "It will be competitively priced," Raney says.
Verizon is mum on the details of the music service, but Raney confi...
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Wednesday June 29, 2005 10:37 AM EST
By: LBarber
Source: Los Angeles Times
Technophiles predicted that the PDA would go the way of the dinosaurs, and it looks like the prediction is about to come true.
Thanks to the success of the MP3 player generally and the iPod specifically, cell phone manufacturers are turning PDA/phones into music-playing PDA/phones, and wireless carriers are offering online music services.
In response to Apple's soon-to-be-launched iTunes store and phone (along with Motorola), Verizon Wireless will launch its own MP3-playing phone and online music service. According to Bloomberg News, a Verizon Wireless-branded LG Electronics Inc. handset will be ready for ...
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