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The LG VX8600 is the latest phone released from LG and this one is in direct competition with the Motorola KRZR. It has the touches of the LG Chocolate phone plus it combines the goodness of the RAZR and KRZR. The LG VX8600 comes with a 262k color TFT screen which is about 2.2inches in size, along with it the external screen is also big enough at 1.3 inches and a resolution of 160 x 128 pixels with 65k colors.
The stand out part for this phone is that you can view the Verizon V-Cast videos on it. You can get streamed video clips on the phone from various TV channels like ESPN Fox Sports; various news sources for example CNN, NBC and weather channels too. In addition to these streams, YouTube content can also be viewed as a part of the joint venture of YouTube and Verizon.
The LG handset also has a 1.3 megapixel camera which provides you with great shots, and also comes with the light correction feature. Videos can also be taken from the camera but it does not give you good quality as it can give you only 176 x 144 pixel resolution. The LG VX8600 measures about 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches and weighs close to 3.3 ounces.
Verizon’s V CAST service has been the talk after they announced it and frankly it has been kind of successful for them. It has been reported now since quite a few weeks that the two companies were having talks about a tie up. We never thought it would come so early, but according to Reuters the two companies have confirmed that they have tabled a deal which will allow Verizon to show a select range of ‘You Tube’ videos to their customers through their V CAST service.
It of course does not end here, in addition to viewing streamed content from You Tube, the Verizon subscribers can also upload videos to the site. All the customers who go for this service will be provided with an ‘auth code’ which will enable them to do the same. This was however possible earlier but it involved a lengthy processing of sending the content via email.
The You Tube service however is not going to come with any extra fee as it will be included in the V CAST services. The details of the deal between Verizon and You Tube are not yet known but the users will be able to use it from December onwards.
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