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Sep. 10, 2008

Verizon Wireless announced more mobile content options at the CTIA Wireless show in San Francisco yesterday.

Options include customized audio recording features and online news.

Verizon also announced m.vast.com which lets users share mobile video clips, including some from YouTube.

It works on phones with HTML browsers such as the LG Dare. More supported devices with be announced soon, the wireless carrier said.

Technology for this feature comes from Buzzwire and will cost $15 per month or $1.99 per megabyte.

In the audio features, customers can record any sound and then use it as a ringtone.

Verizon's new technology uses Sonic Boom’s ToneMaker software and costs $3.99 per month. Customers can also edit their recordings and add sound effects for $2.49 per month.

A third sound option, called Make-UR-Tone, lets customers create ringtones specifically by starting with a music clip from the Verizon catalog, for $3.49.

Also new is a feature called Ringback Buddies, which is a Facebook application for purchasing and managing ringback sounds. A ringback is what callers hear when they’re waiting for you to answer the phone.

Ringbacks cost $1.99 per year and $0.99 per month when using the new application.

Seperately, for customers who prefer reading the news, Verizon now is partnering with The New York Times. That content is free, officials said.

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Source: Verizon Wireless.