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SAN DIEGO and BEDMINSTER, N.J., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- If wireless customers want what is cool with mobile phones, Verizon Wireless lets them choose from more than 520 applications including games, productivity tools, information services, ringtones, wallpaper and more on its wildly popular Get It Now(R) service. Get It Now from Verizon Wireless puts a virtual software store on customers' phones and lets Verizon Wireless customers do just about anything with their wireless phones -- customers can read prophecies and devotionals with Left Behind(R) Mobile Prophecies from Airborne Entertainment, start their careers in the major or minor league with Batter Up! by FOX Sports(TM), download the Modtones' version of "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" by Jay-Z, get a local weather report or hot new restaurant review with Verizon SuperPages On the Go(SM) or bowl their socks off with JAMDAT Bowling. In fact, Get It Now from Verizon Wireless offers customers 40 percent more applications than the next competing service, so there is sure to be something for everyone.

The Get It Now virtual store is organized to help customers find what they want, when they want it. With virtual shopping aisles including getGAMES, getTONES, getGOING, getPIX, getFUN and getMESSAGING, it's easier than ever for customers to jump right to the applications that suit their interests. Verizon Wireless also has a "What's New" category for customers who want to see the newest additions to the Get It Now lineup. New applications are introduced every Wednesday so customers can keep their handsets up-to-date with the latest cool releases (see most popular applications listings below). For spiritually minded customers, Left Behind Mobile Prophecies delivers a daily prophecy, complete with insight from Jenkins and LaHaye, that situates them within the vibrant world of Left Behind(R). Customers can also read a Daily Devotional, a regularly refreshed feature that offers prayer, meditation or quotes to inspire reflection and belief. Both the Daily Prophecy and the Daily Devotional can be stored as bookmarks on customers' wireless phones for further reference.

Fans of America's favorite pastime will be knocked out of the park with Batter Up! by FOX Sports. Published by Sorrent, Batter Up! by FOX Sports lets fans step out of the on-deck circle and begin their career as a rookie in the minor leagues. As their homerun hitting skills improve, they can advance through the majors and eventually become an All-Star. Customers have the choice of facing one of four pitchers, putting their big league talents in the batters box against hard-throwing veterans. Features of the game include exploding scoreboards, stadium fireworks, detailed renditions of fans in the bleachers and homerun balls shattering windshields on parked cars.

Music junkies can download the latest and greatest ringtones from Modtones by Faith West. From rap to reggae, classics to blues, jazz to funk, as well as hip-hop hits, movie soundtracks, pop songs, TV themes and more, Modtones offers Verizon Wireless Get It Now customers thousands of ways to personalize their phones.

For customers lost and confused (or just looking for local information) the newest generation of Verizon Communications' SuperPages On the Go gives customers everything from hot movie reviews to cool weather forecasts anywhere in the United States, as well as maps, driving directions and directory information -- even restaurant reviews.