Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:05 am
Beginning today, gas station attendants can breathe a little easier, thanks to a new service that gives wireless customers turn-by-turn directions in the palms of their hands. Verizon Wireless, the nation's premier provider of wireless products and services, announced today the availability of VZ Navigator - a new tool for customers that gives them access to a wide array of Location Based Services (LBS) options, including mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and the ability to find over 14 million points of interest.
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:26 pm
Verizon Wireless and UTStarcom announced the availability of the CDM-8945 Music Phone. The Music on Demand (MOD) and Video on Demand (VOD)-capable handset features Verizon Wireless' newly launched VCAST Music service, which runs on Verizon Wireless' EV-DO broadband network, the most award-winning wireless broadband network in the nation, available to about 150 million people in 180 major metropolitan markets.
Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:22 pm
Verizon Wireless announced today the launch of its online music service, VCAST Music. Offering customers the ability to download music over the air directly to their wireless phones, VCAST Music gives users immediate access to songs from well-known artists at major music labels Warner Music Group, EMI Music, Universal and Sony/BMG, as well as indie provider The Orchard. Letting consumers play music on their wireless phones, more than one million songs will be available for purchase in the Verizon Wireless VCAST Music Store by spring.
Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:43 pm
Palm and Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of the Palm Treo 700w smartphone, the first Treo smartphone to take advantage of Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess service on its EV-DO network.
Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:16 pm
Samsung today introduced its SCH-i830, the ultimate tool for the global business traveler, which will be available for Verizon Wireless' large account enterprise customers on January 10, 2006, and for consumers on January 24, 2006. As the latest smart phone collaboration between Verizon Wireless and Samsung, the i830 is much more than a wireless phone - it's similar to a personal computer with a full QWERTY keyboard and access to email and documents, and also comes equipped with quad-band frequency that will work internationally where networks are supported.
Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:31 pm
Verizon Wireless is teaming up with NBC Mobile to bring video segments of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to customers' VCAST-enabled phones.
Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:06 am
In a victory for wireless users' privacy, Verizon Wireless has won permanent injunctions to stop two telemarketing firms from making illegal sales calls to cell phone customers. The lawsuits, based on information from Verizon Wireless customers and company employees who received the calls, were the first of their kind initiated by a U.S. wireless carrier to protect wireless customers from illegal telemarketing calls.
Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:29 am
Motorola and Verizon Wireless today announced availability of the Motorola RAZR V3c. Verizon Wireless customers can purchase the Motorola RAZR V3c online beginning tomorrow and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores starting on December 12.
Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:38 am
Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless today announced that Qualcomm and its subsidiary MediaFLO USA Inc., are working together with Verizon Wireless to bring its customers real-time mobile video over the MediaFLO multicasting network in the United States. Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless expect to launch mobile TV services over the MediaFLO network in approximately half of the markets already covered by Verizon Wireless' CDMA2000 1xEV-DO-based broadband network, enabling Verizon Wireless to offer real-time mobile TV services of unprecedented quality to its subscribers. Verizon Wireless will be the first U.S. wireless service provider to offer MediaFLO when the network is commercially available.
Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:10 pm
Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, seeking an injunction against Passport Holidays of Ormond Beach, FL for violating federal and state laws by sending tens of thousands of unsolicited text messages to Verizon Wireless customers.
