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May 2008 -- Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. announced that the MOTO W755 is now available exclusively online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City. The MOTO W755 is a slim, new clamshell that supports all of the features and capabilities that Verizon Wireless customers have come to expect in their wireless phones. The device advances the design standard for affordable handsets with its premium soft touch and polished vacuum metal finishes. The 0.68-inch thick phone is available in two distinct color options -- Black Slate and Purple.

The MOTO W755 has easy access to Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music service with external touch-sensitive controls on the phone to allow customers to quickly search for song tracks by artist, album, track title and genre. These external controls also let users activate Bluetooth and adjust ring volume or mute calls without ever opening the phone. V CAST Music offers more than 3 million songs from both well-known and independent artists and uses the most advanced technology to give customers their music over-the-air and direct to their wireless phones. Read more

May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and Starz Entertainment announced Tuesday (May 27) a comprehensive, multiyear agreement that will bring exclusive hit movies from Starz to Verizon's more than 8.5 million broadband subscribers and the full array of Starz products to Verizon's FiOS TV and FiOS Internet and High Speed Internet (digital subscriber line) customers.

Verizon's broadband customers can now visit www.verizon.net/starzplay to subscribe to Starz Play. Customers can access the service anywhere in the United States to watch live Starz programming and to download and view movies and videos an unlimited number of times at no additional charge. The movies include blockbusters such as "Ratatouille," "Spider-Man3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." Read more

April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-tasking moms, tech savvy young professionals, and entrepreneurs will be able to access e-mail, surf the net and bookmark their favorite Web pages right from their Smartphones with Verizon Wireless' newest management solutions. Verizon Wireless E-mail and Web for Smartphone, available today, offers customers a host of features including an unlimited data allowance for e-mail and Internet browsing.

The plan supports up to 10 personal e-mail accounts, including those from popular Internet service providers such as Yahoo! Mail, AOL, Windows Live and Verizon.net. Customers will enjoy e-mail provider branded inboxes on select accounts creating a familiar, convenient and easy-to-use e-mail experience. Read more

March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of CTIA WIRELESS 2008, Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) announced the Alias by Samsung will be available in mid-April. The successor to the popular Samsung SCH-u740, the Alias will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com or in any of the 2,400 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City.

The Alias sports the familiar dual-hinge design of the SCH-u740 but is packaged in a cool silver finish and features an updated easy-to-read full-QWERTY keyboard, making the phone ideal for sending text messages and e-mails. When customers open the Alias vertically, the phone is a sleek and stylish clamshell phone. Read more

March 31-- Ahead of CTIA WIRELESS 2008, Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Motorola, Inc. announced today the April availability of MOTO Q 9c, the newest addition to Verizon Wireless' MOTO Q family, that comes equipped with Verizon Wireless' popular VZ Navigator service.

Similar to its predecessors – the exclusive MOTO Q 9m and the original MOTO Q – MOTO Q 9c from Verizon Wireless offers professionals an indispensable productivity tool wrapped in a sleek and fashionable design. MOTO Q 9c is the ideal smartphone for business professionals who are on- the-road and offers powerful capabilities, including access to more than 14 million points of interest with Verizon Wireless' VZ Navigator service. Customers can receive visual and audible turn-by-turn directions to a destination, locate business meeting destinations, ATMs, restaurants and other places in an area, get a map of a location, bookmark favorites and recent searches, and even share locations with others -- all from their MOTO Q 9c smartphones. Read more

March 31, 2008- Ahead of CTIA WIRELESS 2008, Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone will be available in May.

Packaged in a liquid silver-colored finish with chrome highlights, smooth edges and soft curves, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is backed by Verizon Wireless’ high-speed Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network. This small and light smartphone has rich multimedia capabilities and is VZ NavigatorSM-capable. VZ Navigator is Verizon Wireless’ location-based service that offers customers mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and access to information on more than 14 million points of interest. Read more

Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the availability of the SCH-u550 from Samsung. This fashionable clamshell sports a trend-setting brown finish and lets customers download and listen to music, check out short video clips and take pictures and videos while on-the-go. Available today, the SCH-u550 can be purchased online at www.verizonwireless.com or in any of the 2,400 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores throughout the country.

In addition to a sleek, stylish design, the SCH-u550 features a 1.3 megapixel camera with Night Shot to enhance the camera's capabilities in dark environments and digital zoom, a camcorder, and Bluetooth wireless capabilities for headsets, hands-free, serial port, certain dial-up networking profiles, and object push for vCard to further enhance customers' wireless experience. Read more

February 19, 2008– Verizon Wireless is moving the industry forward with the introduction of game-changing voice and data plans. The builder and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network today announced the immediate availability of new Nationwide Unlimited Anytime Minute Plans. The plans give customers all their calls – anytime to anyone in the U.S., including landline phones – at a flat rate for $99.99 monthly access. BroadbandAccess Plans are also being enhanced so customers now have two choices for Internet browsing, e-mail access and downloading files. The new BroadbandAccess plans, available on March 2, will offer customers monthly data plan options of 50 Megabytes (MB) or 5 Gigabytes (GB) (5,120 MB). Read more

Verizon Wireless has not forgotten about Valentine’s Day and neither should you. Just in time for the season, Verizon has introduced a new line of wireless phones and accessories in sweetheart colors that won’t go out of style after the holiday.

The phones that have upgraded their look for this occasion are the Venus by LG and the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, both now on sale in the popular and stylish color pink. Phones featured in the color red are the FlipShot by Samsung, the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone and the Juke by Samsung; in purple is the Gleam by Samsung. Read more

Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- From fun and flirty, to chic and sophisticated, Verizon Wireless has an assortment of wireless treats in an array of say-it-with-love colors this Valentine's Day.

• Decked out in power pink, the Venus by LG is as sophisticated as it is classy. This popular phone features dual-screen displays, the lower with touch navigation, and V CAST Music and Video.
  
• Chic, sleek and pink, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is pretty and functional. It is the ultimate multi-tasking tool for the person who needs to manage e-mail, browse the Internet, snap photos, listen to music, watch videos, and much, much more ... even on Valentine's Day.
  
• Sweet, oh-so thin and wrapped in sparkly red, teal or blue, the Verizon Wireless Juke by Samsung is the perfect way to serenade any sweetheart. With its unique swivel-hinge that flicks open 180 degrees, this fun-loving phone doubles as a side-loading music player that supports .mp3, .wma, .aac and .aac+ files.
  
• Decked out in the reddest of reds and loaded with features, the Verizon Wireless FlipShot by Samsung features a 3.0 megapixel built-in camera, digital zoom, camcorder, and a rotating display for optimal viewing when snapping photos -- perfect for recording magic moments.
  
• Elegant and worldly, the red BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone with Verizon Wireless' Global BlackBerry service will keep loved ones connected wherever they may roam. Its robust red finish plays cover to a mobile office essential that lets customers make and receive calls from more than 185 countries and send and receive e-mails in more than 100 countries.
• Luxurious and sweet, the purple Verizon Wireless Gleam by Samsung is a high-tech love connection for the person who likes to stand out in a crowd. Its unique, living wallpaper changes with the time of day, and its multimedia features include V CAST Music and Video.
  

It is the little things that count, and Verizon Wireless offers a variety of fashionable phone cases that make a perfect match with Valentine's Day phones. Customers can give the gift of fashion with designer phone pouches from Dooney & Bourke and Paul Frank, or choose a pink leather Universal Phone Sleeve, a red patent leather trim pouch, a black and pink Body Glove smartphone case, or pink and red phone socks: Read more