Vringo, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG), a provider of software platforms for
mobile video applications and video ringtones, today announced it has
launched its Facetones product on GetJar, the world’s largest free
mobile app store.
Vringo’s Facetones product creates an automated video slideshow using
friends’ photos from social media web sites and photo sites and then
plays this video slideshow each time the user makes or receives a mobile
call. Facetones currently connects with Facebook®, the world’s leading
social media site, providing for a significantly enhanced mobile
experience for users of social media. An ad-supported version of
Facetones will be offered to GetJar’s global users at www.getjar.com.
“GetJar makes it possible to expand the reach of our Facetones product
on a truly global scale,” said Andrew Perlman, Vringo’s President.
“Boasting 2 billion downloads to date, GetJar provides more than 150,000
mobile applications across all major platforms. After the successful
launch of our Video ReMix app earlier this year, we are thrilled to be
working with GetJar again as we launch Facetones through their mobile
platform.”
“Facetones is a great example of how to harness the best of mobile
social technology and put it to use benefiting the consumer,” said Bill
Scott, SVP Sales & Business Development at GetJar. “We believe the
Facetones application will be well-received by our global user-base.”
Vringo offers a range of fully-hosted mobile video platforms for
partners and consumers. Vringo’s award winning video and mobile social
application platforms are deployed with international partners in eleven
markets. Vringo's scalable cloud-based distributed application
architecture enables subscribers to browse and download mobile videos,
set them as video ringtones and instantly share them with friends.
Vringo also has content partnerships with major content providers
including EMI, T-Pain, Tiesto, Muhammad Ali, Turner, Marvel, Discovery
Mobile, RTL, Ingrooves and Agence France-Presse.
Facetones is a trademark of Vringo, Inc. and is not sponsored or
endorsed by Facebook nor is Facebook affiliated with Vringo, Inc.
About GetJar
GetJar is the world’s largest free app store with over 2 billion
downloads to date. The company distributes more than 150,000 mobile
applications across a variety of operating systems including Android,
Blackberry, Java, Symbian and Mobile Web. In 2010, GetJar was named a
Technology Pioneer Award Winner by the World Economic Forum and listed
by TIME magazine as one of the 10 companies that will change your life.
GetJar is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the UK and
Lithuania. For more information, please visit www.getjar.com
and follow us @GetJar.
About Vringo
Vringo (NYSE Amex: VRNG) is a leading provider of software platforms for
mobile social and mobile video services. With its award-winning video
ringtone application and other mobile software platforms - including
Facetones, Video Remix and Fan Loyalty - Vringo transforms the basic act
of making and receiving mobile phone calls into a highly visual, social
experience. Vringo’s core mobile application enables users to create or
take video, images and slideshows from virtually anywhere and turn it
into their visual call signatures. In a first for the mobile industry,
Vringo has introduced its patented VringForward technology, which allows
users to share video clips with friends with a simple call. Vringo’s
three recently developed platforms described below complement its video
ringtone platform. Vringo’s Facetones™ product creates an automated
video slideshow using friends’ photos from social media web sites and
photo sites, which is played each time a user makes or receives a mobile
call. Vringo’s Video ReMix application, in partnership with music
artists and brands, allows users to create their own music video by
tapping on a Smartphone or tablet. Lastly, Fan Loyalty is a platform
that lets users interact, vote and communicate with contestants in
reality TV series, as well as downloading and setting clips from such
shows as video ringtones. Vringo’s video ringtone application has been
heralded by The New York Times as "the next big thing in ringtones" and
USA Today said it has "to be seen to be believed." For more information,
visit: www.vringo.com
For comprehensive investor relations material, including fact sheets,
white papers, conference calls and video regarding Vringo and its
applications, please follow the appropriate link: Investor
Portal, White
Paper, Overview
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that
are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
the forward-looking statements. Vringo expressly disclaims any
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements contained
herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by law.

Source(s) : Vringo, Inc.