Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Twitter for Mac expected to launch with Mac App Store tomorrow]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/twitter-for-mac-expected-to-launch-with-mac-app-store-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/twitter-for-mac-expected-to-launch-with-mac-app-store-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/twitter-for-mac-expected-to-launch-with-mac-app-store-tomorrow/#comments It's time to put away childish things (Tweetie) and step up to Apple's new Mac App Store. Twitter's coders have decided to inaugurate the App Store's arrival on Macs around the world tomorrow with a new version of their client for the platform. Such is the scuttlebutt coming from Razorianfly, who also managed to snatch up the screenshot above, though further details are predictably scarce. All we're told is that the new Twitter for Mac will have the option to perform real-time updates, native re-tweeting support, and a funky option described as "drag and drop" tweets. Well, there had to be some intrigue to this software update.

Twitter for Mac expected to launch with Mac App Store tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appappleapplicationmacmac app storemac osMacAppStoreMacOsprogramtweetietweetie 2Tweetie2twittertwitter for macTwitterForMacWed, 05 Jan 2011 19:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Twitter for iPad review]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/twitter-for-ipad-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/twitter-for-ipad-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/twitter-for-ipad-review/#comments It's no secret that Twitter for iPhone (née Tweetie) is often regarded as the gold standard for mobile apps -- it blends functionality, performance, and usability together with a dash of playful quirkiness that works so well Twitter just bought the app and hired developer Loren Brichter back in April. That delayed the release of an iPad version, but Twitter's finally come through -- and as you'd expect, Twitter for iPad does things just as uniquely as its sister apps on the iPhone and Mac. In fact, we'd go so far as to say a few of its interface conventions will become as commonplace as slide-to-refresh, which was first introduced in Tweetie for iPhone -- but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Read on for more!

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appapp reviewappleAppReviewipadipad appIpadAppreviewtweetietwittertwitter apptwitter for ipadTwitterAppTwitterForIpadvideoWed, 01 Sep 2010 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Twitter for iPhone (Tweetie 3.0) slowly going live around the world]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/twitter-for-iphone-tweetie-3-0-slowly-going-live-around-the-wo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/twitter-for-iphone-tweetie-3-0-slowly-going-live-around-the-wo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/twitter-for-iphone-tweetie-3-0-slowly-going-live-around-the-wo/#comments So look -- you've got a plethora of options on the iPhone to keep you connected to the Twitterverse, but if you're looking for something a touch more official, the wait is nearly over. A few short weeks after Twitter acquired Atebits, the creators of the Tweetie app, the company issued the first official Twitter app for Android; tonight, it looks as if a revamped version of Tweetie (3.0, obviously) will claim that same crown over on iPhone OS. It's tough to say exactly what changes are coming, but a few sporadic tips are coming in from far-flung corners of the globe saying that it's already available. If we were the betting type, we'd say it'll finally pop up in the US app store right around midnight. Pins and needles, we know.

Update: It's live in New Zealand, and the full changelog is after the break. Hang tight, everyone else!

Update 2: We're seeing scattered reports that it's now available in the US. Thanks for the image, Danny!

[Thanks, Mike]

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Twitter for iPhone (Tweetie 3.0) slowly going live around the world originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 May 2010 21:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeappleAppStoreiphonetweetietweetie 3.0Tweetie3.0twittertwitter for iphoneTwitterForIphoneTue, 18 May 2010 21:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Tweetie 1.3 approved -- what are we supposed to do with this wagon full of torches and pitchforks?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/tweetie-1-3-approved-what-are-we-supposed-to-do-with-this-wag/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/tweetie-1-3-approved-what-are-we-supposed-to-do-with-this-wag/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/tweetie-1-3-approved-what-are-we-supposed-to-do-with-this-wag/#comments
Apple can be slow to act on user outcry at times, but it looks like the curious, discouraging case of Tweetie 1.3's App Store denial has come to a quick and painless resolution. There's no telling if it was the shouting proles that moved Apple to act, or perhaps a spoonfull of common sense -- Tweetie was apparently rejected on the grounds that it let people read swear words on the internet --- but whatever might have happened behind closed doors in Cupertino, Tweetie 1.3 is at last free to roam on the App Store, according to a Tweet from Tweetie developer Loren Brichter. Now all we need for eternal happiness is a clearly defined set of guidelines for App Store approval, a consistent appeals process, and some Nutella.

[Via The iPhone Blog]

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Apple's just reached a whole new level of stupidity in App Store approval shenanigans: the Tweetie 1.3 update was just rejected for displaying "offensive language" in its Twitter trend search view. Right, not for offensive language in the app itself, but for offensive language on Twitter -- an insanely strict new standard that could conceivably be used to reject each and every iPhone Twitter client out there. (And if you haven't noticed, there are quite a few iPhone Twitter clients.) Hell, Apple might as well reject the next versions of Safari and Mail, since they can display dirty words too -- and let's not forget the awful things people are doing with Notes and the camera. Better lock it down.

Look, Apple -- this is a nadir. Rejecting a Twitter client for Twitter's content is simply indefensible, and it's a sign that the App Store approval "process" is broken beyond repair. It's time to drop the seemingly-random black-box approach -- which has earned nothing but well-deserved scorn -- open up, establish consistent, easy-to-understand rules with a well-defined appeals process, and actually work with innovative developers like Tweetie's Loren Brichter to push your platform forward in the face of newly-stiff competition. The massive popularity of the iPhone and the App Store may prevent a mass exodus, but the best devs are going to leave if they feel jerked around, and we doubt a store full of fart apps and misogynistic jiggle apps is really the vision you had for your platform. Think about it.

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Apple's just reached a whole new level of stupidity in App Store approval shenanigans: the Tweetie 1.3 update was just rejected for displaying "offensive language" in its Twitter trend search view. Right, not for offensive language in the app itself, but for offensive language on Twitter -- an insanely strict new standard that could conceivably be used to reject each and every iPhone Twitter client out there. (And if you haven't noticed, there are quite a few iPhone Twitter clients.) Hell, Apple might as well reject the next versions of Safari and Mail, since they can display dirty words too -- and let's not forget the awful things people are doing with Notes and the camera. Better lock it down.

Look, Apple -- this is a nadir. Rejecting a Twitter client for Twitter's content is simply indefensible, and it's a sign that the App Store approval "process" is broken beyond repair. It's time to drop the seemingly-random black-box approach -- which has earned nothing but well-deserved scorn -- open up, establish consistent, easy-to-understand rules with a well-defined appeals process, and actually work with innovative developers like Tweetie's Loren Brichter to push your platform forward in the face of newly-stiff competition. The massive popularity of the iPhone and the App Store may prevent a mass exodus, but the best devs are going to leave if they feel jerked around, and we doubt a store full of fart apps and misogynistic jiggle apps is really the vision you had for your platform. Think about it.

[via The iPhone Blog]

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