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6:04 am, March 2nd, 2010, Giles Turnbull
Here’s a cute little Twitter client called Pocket.
Pocket lives at the top of your display, permanently attached to your Menu Bar. Personally, that’s what I dislike about it most, but that’s because I’m a focus kind of person and I don’t want Twitter in my face the whole time. But Pocket wasn’t made for me.
No, Pocket was made for people who love having Twitter in their face the whole time, and for that purpose it totally rocks. I love the cute colors, I love the clever way that all the functionality you need is crammed into such a tiny weeny space. I love the one-tweet-at-a-time way that it displays things, giving you the chance to reply or retweet stuff as it arrives. Which is great if you can afford to spend your whole day watching Twitter.
I won’t be using Pocket myself, but if you love watching your tweets and want something colorful and cute to do it with, I’d recommend Pocket.
Posted by Giles Turnbull in Reviews, Software, Tweets | No Comments »
6:17 pm, December 28th, 2009, Eli Milchman
As the Twitter revolution gains momentum (or hype, take your pick), a virtual smorgasbord of Twitter clients has presented itself at the App Store. One of the newest plates at the feast is Chirp Flow, which — like Twitterfall — streams tweets in real time. Except that where Twitterfall is a buck, Chirp Flow is free via ad-support.
Right now, Chirp Flow is pretty stripped-down and spartan, with a search box and the resulting never-ending, pause-able flow of tweets that match the search phrase. But the app’s website promises much more functionality, including clickable links and the ability to author tweets. Chirp Flow’s creator, Garrett Moon, told us the new features could be up-and-running in as little as a few weeks.
Besides being strangely mesmerized by watching tweets drift down my screen, I can totally see tweeple becoming attwicted to this app: tracking trending tweets (another function that might be added soon), planning the next Operation Chokehold…
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12:14 pm, August 14th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Here’s a clever way to use Twitter to get attention for a new iPhone app — get Twitter users to tweet about a MacBook prize giveaway.
Taptaptap is giving away a $6,000 custom MacBook to a lucky follower of the company’s Twitter stream, drawn at random.
The competition is hotting up as Twitter users retweet the details and the promotion spreads virally. More than 10,500 people have entered so far, less than a day after the competition opened.
To enter, users must follow Taptaptap’s Twitter stream, and then broadcast details of the competition by updating their Twitter status with the competition URL: http://tweetblast.taptaptap.com. The winner will be drawn at random on August 27.
The competition is to promote Taptaptap’s new app called Convert, a unit calculator that costs $1 (launch special).
The winner will get a brand new ColorWare Stealth MacBook Pro — a limited edition MacBook Pro that’s been customized with a soft-touch, matt black coating. Only 10 made, says ColorWare, and worth $5,999.
If you enter, keep an eye on your Twitter account. The winner will notified with a direct message. If they don’t respond within a week, a new winner will be chosen.
Posted by Leander Kahney in Hardware, MacBook Pro, News, Tweets, Web | 4 Comments »
8:40 am, June 8th, 2009, Leander Kahney
CC-licensed picture by Luca Bartolletti
The line for this morning’s Schillernote at WWDC was already several blocks long before the first light of dawn. See the pictures on Flickr and reports on Twitter. Compare to this unintentionally hilarious collection of pre-dawn Palm Pre lineup photos.
Talking of Twitter, there’s been several tweets saying Steve Jobs has been spotted at WWDC.
However, it looks like a false rumor that’s spreading fast. Most of the Twitter sightings seem to be a retweet of a tweet by Michael Fey, known as MrRooni, who said: “Holy damn I just saw Steve Jobs walk through Moscone! #wwdc.”
‘I’m guessing, but MrRooni’s tweet looks like a joke to me. But now the joke is spreading, and others are treating it as real.
Posted by Leander Kahney in Apple, News, Tweets, iPhone, iPhone 3G | 1 Comment »
2:23 am, March 6th, 2009, Giles Turnbull
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11:59 pm, September 25th, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, September 13th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- Devon Kelly and friends literally make a song and dance about Mac OS X’s spinning rainbow of doom: http://bit.ly/1LZ8oZ #
- Apple rejects Podcaster from the App Store for, er, no discernible sensible reason – http://bit.ly/3a66nC (Hat tip: Daring Fireball.) #
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11:59 pm, September 10th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: Genius sidebar could not find matches for your specific selection, but here are the Top Songs and Albums in the iTunes Store. *sigh* #
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11:59 pm, August 21st, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, August 18th, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, August 12th, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, July 30th, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, July 28th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: The Small Wave on iPhone’s native iTunes UI versus the superior one from the Remote app: http://bit.ly/o0BCM #
UPDATE: Above link fixed. Thanks, Church of Apple.
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11:59 pm, July 18th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: Sega bloke claims iPhone is as powerful as the Dreamcast. We await iPhone Crazy Taxi with bated breath. http://tinyurl.com/5j9kbz #
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11:59 pm, July 17th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: Ars Technica reports that Apple’s knocked apps with names trying to leapfrog the queue back into touch. Ha! http://tinyurl.com/6nwecr #
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11:59 pm, July 16th, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, July 15th, 2008, Craig Grannell
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11:59 pm, July 14th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: Apple reports that over 10 million applications have been downloaded since the iPhone App Store’s launch. http://tinyurl.com/6xlon8 #
- CG: Apple’s renewed importance and interest in gaming births Touch Arcade, a site dedicated to iPhone gaming. http://toucharcade.com/ #
- CG: Touch Arcade comments on iPhone control issues for Ms. Pac-Man: http://tinyurl.com/5olhvg – not sure swiping would do it for me. #
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11:59 pm, July 11th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: Queues of 40-50 people in UK O2 stores reported. I’m guessing they’re not there for Nokias… #
- CG: iPhone unboxing images to lust after if you’ve not been lucky enough to get one yourself: http://tinyurl.com/64sh2p (MacRumors) #
- CG: Incisive first-day AppStore commentary from Daring Fireball: http://tinyurl.com/66uh4j – interesting free/paid-for app comparisons. #
- CG: Turns out you can take iPhone screen-grabs by holding Home and tapping the power button. Photos are (logically) sent to the Photos app. #
- CG: Counterpoint (i.e. positive) article regarding SSD impact on battery life: http://tinyurl.com/5a4kdu (via Alexander Klimetschek) #
- CG: First-day reports suggest many O2 stores had just a dozen or so iPhones for sale, with only a few 16GB models. Feel Jobs’ wrath, UK! #
- LM: part 1 of my interview on TalkingHeadTV: http://talkingheadtv.com/?p=64 #
- LM: part 2 of my interview on TalkingHeadTV: http://talkingheadtv.com/?p=65 #
- LM: part 3 of my interview on TalkingHeadTV: http://talkingheadtv.com/?p=66 #
- LM: part 4 of my interview on TalkingHeadTV: http://talkingheadtv.com/?p=67 #
- Well, the iPhone launch is totally messed up, eh? #
- PM: That was me. How’s iPod touch 2.0 upgrading going? #
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11:59 pm, July 10th, 2008, Craig Grannell
- CG: More evidence, it seems, that solid-state drives don’t actually improve your battery’s run-time: http://tinyurl.com/3kuorq #
- CG: iTunes 7.7 just waved hello from Software Update. #
- CG: Looks like the iPhone app store’s up and ready for taking all your cash. If only you could get the apps on to your phone already! #
- CG: Jobs on iPhone apps: 25% free; 90% $9.99 or less. Refers to launch as the biggest of his career. USA Today: http://tinyurl.com/5jzu5l #
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