Twitter for BlackBerry shakes the beta label
By Chris Ziegler 
posted July 6th 2010 9:56PM
posted July 6th 2010 9:56PM
Though RIM's official Twitter client for BlackBerry devices has been slinking around in public beta form for a solid three months now, we understand -- not everyone is okay using software that's rough around the edges. And if anything, that probably applies more to BlackBerry users, many of whom are using their devices to do... you know, really important work-related things. On that note, you might be excited to learn that the company's official Twitter client has gone gold, meaning it's theoretically less likely to crash than any version that's come before it, which means you can go about your high-productivity business without fear that your secret addiction to social networking will bring your Bold 9700 crashing down in a spectacular ball of flame and molten circuitry. Not to say the beta was prone to do that, of course, but you can be extra sure of it now. If you're interested, looks like you should be able to find it in App World right away.
This is going to be tight! I like it :D
@OjSimpson
Yeah, I hear its killer!
@DgDeBx You are exactly why I love Engadget.
@MrHashbrown
Thanks!
More exciting RIM news...
I can't continue to defend this company...my contract is nearing its deadline..Android...lookin' fine...
@OptimusFreakingPrime Lmao
Sadly the only thing I miss is a full flip clock when my storm was in the cradle. Bbm was nice too but not enough to keep me on that stale platform. Having said that the full clock was awesome... but that's no reason to suffer with blackberry boredom again.
@okok only Apple Fanboys bought i
U mean Apple. Case with android you can make it look like what ever u want
@OptimusFreakingPrime
It's bad when a palm pixi has more and better apps than a blackberry
@okok only Apple Fanboys bought i
You must be mistaken. Android just purchased Twidroid and will be releasing it to all of Android users in an update.
BlackBerry loses...again.
I'm done with this thing.
@DefPoet You can do the same with the iPhone, it's unlimited possibilities when you jailbreak.
I never understand what was so addicting about blackberry's, they seem so....blah!
@DefPoet how do u figure that? Fail
Because they managed email better than anything. No longer the case but BES still rocks apples socks off.
@okok only Apple Fanboys bought i dude you spam every engaged post. What that has to do with this article is absolutely nothing. Grow up Mr 15 year old and get a date
I haven't really heard any good reasons (read: features or usability) to use this client instead of others other than the fact that it's "official." I'm pretty happy with ubertwitter, so why should I switch over? There's like 10 clients already, why add another?
Whats the version #? its still showing 1.0.0.40 or something as being the latest., and thats the same one I have been using a long time
I hated Twitter for BlackBerry. I started using Twitter with the iPhone app Tweetie though and nothing has come close to comparing to that.
@nthn2551
I am starting to hate it.... the thing that I never knew though was that it was still in beta.... then why the hell did my carrier push this to my device?? WTF, I will be your guinea pig no more!!!!!!
at least blackberry users are now getting some love...
@robindahoods Yes, some very very ugly love.
@peestandingup Ugly colors, ugly font, ugly app.
But I am still impressed; Best looking RIM app ever.
@mogua
whoa, if this is the best looking BB app then this platform seriously needs a reboot. I know BB users are business men and all, but you shouldn't treat them like it's 1999 just for the sake of "corporate look &feel".
hey now you can do more than just email on a blackberry!
@MrTechTester
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Why does everyone think there's no berry apps? The have mlb, Facebook, Shazam,foursquare,Twitter,gtalk,Google voice, Google maps, aim,yahoo.... yeah. I don't get it.
What exactly do they not have that you need?
Perception is no longer reality. They even have threaded gmail and Google synchronized calendar and contacts.
I get it. They aren't sexy. But stop w the lame comments.
I guess rim needs 59 farting apps.
@hitdog042
Damn man, your running out of app space! Watch out with that OS memory leak thats in every BB OS!.
@thescreensavers I've never had one memory leak in my bold. Idiot. That was two years ago. Right when u got Ur first pube
@hitdog042 Your comment is the default comment by all blackberry users to make up for the lack of decent apps. You can't run all of those at the same time for sure, maybe just facebook and twitter, facebook is decent , as is twitter. but other than the apps listed thats about it
No youtube app, and no way to upload videos to youtube. No decent web browser at all , bing is stuck as the default search no way to change it.
Rim needs a complete overhaul app world is slow, laggy and they have no good apps.
I would say Nokia is ahead of RIM at this point, if you want a blackberry just get a nokia instead
@Hydra agree to a point. Google works. That default is only the search box.
Again I use my incredible for pleasure. I'm just saying they aren't as bad as people think.
Net browser does suck but I don't surf at work plus 6.0 fixes that.
YouTube? Could care less. I don't use a phone as a camcorder. I use my 1080p jvc palm.
@thescreensavers You're
@Hydra There are a couple of YouTube apps, and you can upload videos to YouTube via email. I hate to ruin your ignorance with facts, but there ya go.
@thescreensavers
Sadly, this is true. My Tour is leaking memory space so bad that I've literally had to delete every single app I had, save for mail, Google Mobile, Facebook, and UberTwitter. And I still get messages from BB telling me that I need to remove apps to get more space.
Thank goodness my EVO is arriving today. The Tour will become cement decor.
@Hydra There is a youtube app called Xenozu and it runs perfectly on my Tour. You should do research before you start rattling off misinformation.
@Hydra Also, Bing is not the default search. When you go into the web browser, there is a google toolbar for searching. Again, do some research.
I use an incredible. But have a bold for work. My bold has almost the same apps the incredible does for what I use.
People who have 100 apps on their phones #1 have too much time and #2 do not use all of them other than brag.
So stupid. This site has become a 16 year old hang out for dork who can't get a date.
Still crap compared to UberTwitter
Wait... the Blackberry does more than get corporate email?
Sorry but the concept that someone has to hack their phone and waive their warranty in order to make their phone useful is absolutely ridiculous.
@JerzyIroc no hacking. YouTube apps in berry app world. People are just uneducated and believe all the tween posts.
Such a lame interface on a smartphone in 2010?
Oh jesus.
I can't wait until Blackberry gets MySpace!
@klinquist must be a joke in that nobody uses MySpace and that they do have the app.
I gave up on twitter's official version of twitter for blackberry. Use ubertwitter. It's much better.