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Plymouth Entrepreneurs Debut New Music Audition App

Having an unusual or distinctive musical ringtone on your smart phone makes a statement, but it's much more intriguing when you step back and let RanDinger select the ringtone for you.

RanDinger is a new Android App developed by Twisted Castle, a partnership of two Plymouth developers who have formed a mobile development company specializing in Android applications.

RanDinger delivers random ringtones to you based on certain criteria. Currently there are four options for ringtone delivery; top tracks, top tracks by selected artist, all tracks by selected artist, or tracks by genre. If an artist or genre mode is chosen, you must then select either an artist or genre.

After the initial setup has completed, you'll begin receiving random ringtones based on your selection. After a call has completed, you'll then have the option to purchase the full track from the 7digital online music store, to be downloaded directly to your phone, or accessed online at www.7digital.com. Each new call will feature a different song.

If you like Aretha Franklin then the next time your phone rings it could be "Respect" or "Chain of Fools." Or if Kidd Rock is more your style then you might hear "Born Free" or "All Summer Long."

Then, if you want a particular tune you can buy the full track, in MP3 format, right then and there for 77 cents to $1.49 and save it directly to your Android phone. All music and album art is provided by 7digital Limited. The fees are charged to a credit card on file at setup.

RanDinger, developed by co-founders Jeff Sibbold and Bryan Kelly, is available free now with limited functionality. For only $2.99 the app user will enjoy multiple functions and will be provided with an unlimited number of free ringtones. RanDinger may be purchased at the Android Market. Find out more including user reviews on AppBrain at: http://www.appbrain.com/app/randinger/com.TC.RanDinger

Kelly, 22, is a graduate of Western Michigan University in computer science. Besides experience as an app developer, Kelly developed an inventory management system for a property management company in Kalamazoo. Sibbold, 26, is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in computer science, film and video. While at UM, Sibbold worked on Vmerse (short for Virtual Immersion), a virtual UM campus that allows users to walk a virtual character around Ann Arbor and visit specific digitized areas of the campus.

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