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Photos: Sweet 'Chocolate' phones

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    Verizon Wireless is bringing LG Mobile Phones' Chocolate handset to U.S. customers. The "slide" phone comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera, GPS navigation, and lots of music and video.

    Published: August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Memory

    Memory

    Chocolate's storage memory is expandable through the use of SanDisk's MicroSD flash memory cards

    Published: August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Playlist

    Playlist

    Here is a song playlist displayed on the phone. V Cast also provides access to a variety of video clips, ranging from newscasts to music videos, and games like "3D Mini Golf Castles" and "Midnight Bowling."

    Published: August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Shakira

    Shakira

    Verizon Wireless' V Cast media store boasts "instant" downloads and a catalog of more 1.3 million songs in Windows Media Audio (WMA) format, including those from popular Colombian pop-singer Shakira.

    Published: August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Purchasing songs

    Purchasing songs

    Songs downloaded to a Chocolate phone will cost $1.99; a copy will instantly be sent to the user's PC.

    If the song is downloaded to the PC from V Cast's Web site, however, only 99 cents will be charged. The song can then be loaded onto the phone at no extra cost.

    Published: August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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By Bill Detwiler | August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT) | Topic: Mobility

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Verizon Wireless brings LG Mobile Phones' Chocolate handset to U.S. shores.

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Shakira

Verizon Wireless' V Cast media store boasts "instant" downloads and a catalog of more 1.3 million songs in Windows Media Audio (WMA) format, including those from popular Colombian pop-singer Shakira.

Published: August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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By Bill Detwiler | August 2, 2006 -- 05:36 GMT (22:36 PDT) | Topic: Mobility

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