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BREW has made its stateside debut.
As of March 18, the Qualcomm Inc. software - which lets mobile phone users load simple business applications and games onto their handsets - is being distributed by carrier Verizon Wireless.
For now, Bedminster, N.J.-based Verizon only offers BREW in San Diego County. Verizon plans to take the service nationwide in late May, said Verizon Wireless spokesman Andrew Colley.
Only one other carrier in the world, KTFreeTel, offers BREW commercially. The South Korean carrier launched BREW in November under the name Magic N Multipack.
Verizon is selling the service by offering two BREW-equipped handsets: a Sharp Z-800 with a color screen, and a Kyocera 3035e with a black-and-white screen. The Sharp costs $400 while...