• January 26, 2009

Vringo announced today that its free video ringtone application is being pre-linked on global shipments of Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones and promoted via the manufacturer's fun and downloads portal.

New Sony Ericsson owners join Symbian, Java and Windows Mobile users who are already experiencing Vringo's video ringtones and VringForward technology, which lets users send ringtones to friends just by calling.

Vringo said the partnership with Sony Ericsson is the latest step in the company's continuing push toward global availability and monetization of video ringtones. Recently, Vringo announced partnership deals with mobile carriers in Turkey and France that enable users to download the Vringo application and access content, in some cases on a paid-subscription basis.--Tanya Irwin