Microsoft Corporation and Verizon Wireless have announced that Verizon has selected the Microsoft Windows Media Format to power up V CAST – Verizon's 3G consumer wireless broadband multimedia service. Verizon Wireless V CAST customers will now be able to stream and play back exciting audio and video clips using wireless media players. A Windows media player is the highest-quality digital media format that is available on the market, for streaming and downloading plug-and-play applications.
Using technology from Microsoft, V CAST subscribers will be able to enjoy the first-of-its-kind wireless broadband entertainment experience, right across the country. The quality is outstanding and the compression and quality benefits of the Windows wireless media player allows Verizon to deliver an excellent entertainment service to its customers.
V CAST wireless multimedia content is being made available to Verizon Wireless customers via the Get It Now virtual store. This comes at a price of $15 per month for access to the premier up to the minute news and entertainment feeds from the leading content providers in the nation including but not limited to Fox, NBC and Disney. This makes V CAST an almost indispensable infotainment resource for cell phone users who are constantly on the go but want to remain in the loop.
Current Phone – Future Technology
V CAST and all of this new music content is available on the new 3G cellular phones, like the LG VX8000 from LG, that run on the EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) broadband cell phone network. The V CAST cell coverage area is available in more than 30 major metropolitan markets and covers more than 75 million people. The http://www.packetvideo.com/ comes equipped with the PacketVideo player, featuring an easy-to-use interface that allows users to rewind or fast-forward streams, download clips for local playback, and effortlessly navigate between video segments.
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