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Mobile Content Bits: Verizon Sells Music Early; Virgin’s Homeless Campaign; HTC’s WiMax-GSM Phone

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has exclusive Beyonce content: Prior to Beyonce’s new album release “I AM.. SASHA FIERCE” on Nov. 18, Verizon Wireless will be able to offer its customers on V CAST Music. Starting tomorrow, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to download and purchase some full tracks including: “Halo,” “Satellites,” “Broken-Hearted Girl,” “Ave Maria,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Video Phone” and “If I Were A Boy.” Today, customers were able to start downloading ringtones and ringback tones on those songs and “Disappear,” “Radio,” “Diva” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” As part of the promotion, Beyonce will be able to tave over the mobile music store, and select her favorite albums, songs, and other content to play from Nov. 14 to 18.

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) launches Homeless Youth TV Network: Virgin Mobile said it is launching HYTV, which stands for the Homeless Youth TV Network. The online campaign features such programs as “Meal or No Meal,” “American Idle,” “My Street 16,” and “Project Runaway.” The intention is to raise awareness of the more than one million youth living on the streets, and is timed for National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in November. Viewers can go watch episodes at http://www.homelessyouthtv.com/ and sponsor their favorite program with a donation of $1. The proceeds go to charity partners, such as Green Chimneys and StandUp For Kids. Sponsor will have their names listed in the show’s credits. Virgin will match the first $10,000 in total donations.

HTC launches WiMax/GSM phone: HTC has launched its first WiMax cellphone that comes with a GSM radio chip. The phone, dubbed MAX 4G, will be launching on Scartel’s Yota network in Russa, and there’s no plans for it to make a debut in the U.S. Obviously, for Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) or Sprint (NYSE: S) to be interested, it would have to have a WiMax/CDMA chipset, but that couldn’t be too difficult. The phone is a monster, reports Engadget. It comes with 8GB of Flash on board memory, two cameras (probably for video conferencing), an FM radio, GPS and WiFi. If the person you are talking to on the phone also has a MAX 4G, the call will be conducted automatically using WiMax and VoIP. No launch date has been announced.

Nov 13, 2008 7:42 PM ET

Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Music, Media & Publishing, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Verizon, Virgin, Virgin Mobile

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