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"Twitter For iPhone" Is Only One Tweetie Update Away & FREE to everyone

Twitter For iPhone Is One Tweetie Update Away and Free to everyone 


On April 9th, Twitter made the official announcement that it would acquire the popular Twitter client Tweetie and anoint it the official Twitter application for the iPhone. Using it’s final app update, developer Atebits has included a little Easter Egg of sorts to whet our appetite for the upcoming unveiling of the newly branded app.

If you currently own the Tweetie app, be sure to update it now. When you go to refresh your timeline by pulling down, be sure to bring the menu down just a bit further than you’re accustomed to and you’ll be greeted with a little surprise. Along with this surprise, the latest update now finally brings full Foursquare integration to Tweetie allowing you to view location information from friends that have linked their Foursquare account to Twitter.

For those of you that don’t currently own Tweetie, it’s probably best to hold off until the update arrives. As indicated in Twitter’s acquisition announcement, the new official Twitter for iPhone app will be free to use


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Filed under  //   AppStore   iPhone   Press   Tweetie   Twitter  
Posted May 2, 2010
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Reeder 2 - A Phenomenal first-in-class Google Reader App for the iPhone hits the AppStore as a FREE update!

Google Reader, Pocket-Sized... (for iPhone & iPod Touch)

Reeder 2.0 (a free update from Reeder 1+) from developer Silvio Rizzi has hit the AppStore! The best RSS reader on the block for Google Reader is now even faster than before, with extra features like optional image caching, state saving, and increased contrast. There are also more services available (Open in Safari is back!), and holding on a link will now open up the services menu, so you don’t have to load up a page before being able to tweet the link.

Finally, the gestures have been much improved, so it’s easier than ever to swipe to star or mark as read. I also think a new gesture set was added, since I can now pull up after reading an article to switch to the next one — very slick.

Reeder 2.0 is still available for £1.79/$2.99 if you haven’t bought it yet.

Here are some screenshots of this fabulous app:

 
               
Click here to download:
Reeder_2_-_A_Phenomenal_first-.zip (707 KB)

 
For more information, and the full feature-set, check out:
www.reederapp.com

Or download now direct from the AppStore:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reeder/id325502379?mt=8

Follow @reederapp & @uselessdesires on Twitter for more

~ Ryan

Filed under  //   apple   AppStore   google   google reader   iPhone   iPod Touch   iTunes   media   press   reeder  
Posted March 30, 2010
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Osfoora for Twitter - App for the iPhone AppStore Review

"A Serious Contender to Tweetie 2"

(Star Rating: 5 out of 5)

The UI is intuitive and elegant, while adding a bucket-load of essential features, some of which seem unique to Osfoora. Tweetie has been my app of choice for a long time and I've professionally tested almost every Twitter app available on the app store. Osfoora is now my default Twitter app, and although there's still room for a few improvements/additions, if there was an award for best-newcomer, Osfoora would win! Five stars! The developer always replies to feedback/questions on Twitter, which is really special. Keep the updates coming - I love what you've done with this beautiful app so far.

A few requests:
- Push notifications
- Bookmarklet capabilities
- Swipe the top left button to return to home/timeline
- Swipe a tweet in timeline view to reveal more functions
- Inline image preview
- Post to Posterous support
- Inline geotag preview image
- With the 'now playing' function (which is great!), the ability to create a custom tweet template of the initial text you want to insert

That's all I can think of for now - I'll update my review as the updates keep coming; looking forward to the 1.2 update! And thanks for a great experience...

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Filed under  //   Apple   AppStore   iPhone   iTunes   Osfoora   reviews   Twitter  
Posted March 11, 2010
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Reeder RSS Reader - App Store Review

THE GOLD STANDARD

Reeder is without doubt the best RSS reader for use with Google Reader. In fact, Reeder is simply the Gold Standard in apps of this genre. I've tried many premium readers, and as another reviewer commented, other apps either tend to be top-heavy on features or top-heavy on aesthetics. Until now, no app developer has managed to combine the two effectively. Reeder is fast, sleek, beautifully designed, unclutteted and does what you need well. Twitter integration coming in the next update (I'm a beta tester) works seamlessly as do the other share options. Even sharing an article by email creates a simple but elegant email with clickable headings. In short, it's just a beautful, simple app to use, and takes pride of place on my iPhone homescreen springboard.

I would argue that Tweetie 2 is the gold-standard of Twitter apps. By this virtue, Reeder is well on the way to being THE best reader app; the gold-standard of apps in it's class. I would like to see more features available, such as the ability to add feeds from within the app, and to be able to manage existing subscriptions, again within the app. But for now, I'm one happy Reeder!

Here's the link to the Reeder Site:

http://reederapp.com/

Or just get it from the app store. You could also follow @reederapp on twitter for advance preview betas

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Posted November 27, 2009
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