Ringtalker , MyWallpaper , and Pictavision Bring Unique Audio/Visual Options to Cell Phones West Trenton, NJ – June 8, 2004 – dotPhoto, Inc. www.dotphoto.com, a leading photo-sharing and digital photography Web site, announced today at the BREW 2004 Developers Conference in San Diego their expanded line of cell phone applications for QUALCOMM’s BREW solution, including dotPhoto’s “Ringtalker,” talking ringtones and sound effects; “MyWallpaper” cell phone screen customization with a choice of hundreds of unique and beautiful professional photos for phone wallpaper; and “Pictavision,” which turns mobile phones into limitless photo wallets. Ringtalker allows users of BREW-enabled devices to choose their favorite ringtones from hundreds of fun and entertaining spoken phrases and sound effects available in the dotPhoto Ringtalker catalog. Ringtalker gives consumers the ability to program their phone to sound like one of hundreds of characters, including an “English Butler,” “Santa Claus,” “Game Show Host,” “Frisky Friend” and many more. Consumers can choose the Ringtalker personality they prefer and customize their phone with fun phrases or unique greetings to alert them to exactly who is calling. The Ringtalker application also enables consumers to choose from hundreds of crazy sound effects organized in searchable categories, such as animal tones, storm sounds, whistles and more. MyWallpaper offers users the ability to customize their camera phone screen with their choice of hundreds of unique and beautiful professional photos. The MyWallpaper application allows users to easily browse through conveniently labeled photo categories, such as Animals, Birds, Art, Music and Sports and view multiple downloadable thumbnail photos. Customers who cannot decide which photo to select as their wallpaper can preview up to nine photos at a time, making it easier to select the image that best suites their mood. “Using the BREW solution, our developer team created Ringtalker, MyWallpaper, and Pictavision, a portfolio of applications that are not only a great value, but are fun and easy to use,” said Glenn Paul, CEO of dotPhoto, Inc. “These applications build on dotPhoto’s expertise in photo handling and sound in both the online and wireless environments.” “dotPhoto continues to develop applications that bring fun and entertainment to BREW-enabled handsets,” said Mike Yuen, director of BREW Developer Relations for QUALCOMM Internet Services. “QUALCOMM is pleased that companies like dotPhoto are developing for the BREW solution and continue to evolve the functionality and creativity of their applications.” QUALCOMM’s BREW solution provides products and services that connect the mobile marketplace value chain, which includes publishers, application developers, content providers, device manufacturers, operators and consumers. Publishers and developers worldwide are generating revenue from BREW-based applications and content, and 26 manufacturers have offered more than 140 BREW-enabled device models to consumers. BREW is successfully enabling the commercial wireless data services of many successful operators, including Verizon Wireless, ALLTEL, Cellular One, MetroPCS, Midwest Wireless, NTELOS and U.S. Cellular in the United States, China Unicom, KDDI in Japan, KTF in South Korea, Hutch in Thailand, Telstra in Australia, VIVO in Brazil, BellSouth Chile, BellSouth Colombia, BellSouth Ecuador, BellSouth Guatemala, BellSouth Nicaragua, BellSouth Panama, BellSouth Perú, Telefónica Móviles in Peru, Movicom in Argentina, Telcel and Movilnet in Venezuela, Verizon Dominican Republic, Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Pelephone in Israel and Zapp in Romania. Ringtalker, MyWallpaper and Pictavision are available immediately through select BREW-enabled phones. Pricing varies by carrier. See www.dotphoto.com for more info. About dotPhoto, Inc. Launched in 1999, dotPhoto, Inc. (www.dotphoto.com) is a privately-held secure online photo-sharing and e-commerce portal where members can post, share and sell digital photos in a wide variety of print sizes and gift items. For businesses, dotPhoto offers a full range of digital photography processing and storage solutions. The Company’s state-of-the-art high-speed digital processing system enables rapid file transfer, next-day processing and print output of digital images to custom print formats. Corporate customers can also utilize dotPhoto’s dynamic “talking pictures” technology to enhance their marketing and presentation efforts. Ringtalker is a service and a trademark of dotphoto Inc. QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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