Social Apps

Comparing iPad Twitter app timeline views

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 15, 2013 a 4:40 pm

Earlier in the week I compared iPhone Twitter app timeline views, and since fair is fair, it seemed only right that I do the same for iPad Twitter apps. And again, Twitter's cold war with client developers notwithstanding, there's some amazing investment to be found here. Now, while the iPad doesn't enjoy the the breadth of Twitter apps, due to the larger screen there's an even better opportunity for depth. Instead of the 15 + 3 I found for the iPhone, here are 8 + 1 for the iPad.

Felix for app.net updated to support ADN storage and more!

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 a 11:57 pm

Felix by tigerbears, one of the most distinctive app.net clients to date, has updated with new features to take advantage of ADN's growing list of uniquely non-Twitter-like attributes. Namely, Felix now supports ADN's new File API, so you can store your photos and videos directly in your ADN account, and not have to worry about third-party hosting services.

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Twitter for iPhone and iPad improves Search and Discover

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 a 5:35 pm

Twitter for iPhone and iPad has been updated with improved Discover, Search, Connect, and more. Discover now suggests Tweets, Activity, and Trends, Search has improved relevancy, Connect now focuses on interactions, and links in Tweets are directly tappable.

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Facebook app updated with voice messages, video recording, and more

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jan 28, 2013 a 4:11 pm

Facebook for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad has been updated to version 5.2 and among the highlighted features are voice messages, video recording, and a new Nearby tab.

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Tweetbot for iPhone and iPad on sale for $0.99 each - today only

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012 a 12:50 pm

Tweetbot, Tapbots' powerful, engaging Twitter apps for iPhone and iPad are on sale today only for $0.99. Tweetbot rarely goes on sale, and when it does, it's not for long. So, if for some reason you use Twitter and you haven't bought Tweetbot for iPhone or iPad yet, grab it now.

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Google+ for iOS updated with communities, profile editing, better event handling, and more

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 14, 2012 a 12:12 pm

Google has just updated their Google+ social networking app for iOS to version 4.0, and among the new and improved features is support for Google+ Communities, the ability to set timezones and indicate guest numbers in events, profile editing, a new compose interface, and a new design for visual stream.

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Facebook for iPhone and iPad now lets you choose which album when uploading photos

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 a 6:42 pm

Facebook for iPhone has received a little update, today, that now allows users to choose an album when uploading photos (finally!). Facebook also claims that the News feed and Timelines load and open faster.

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Twitter introduces their own photo filters

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Dec 10, 2012 a 7:08 pm

Hot on the heals of Instagram's new big update that includes a new filter -- not to mention their removal of Twitter card and embed support! -- Twitter has released an update to their iPhone app that allows you to add filters to your photos when sharing them to Twitter. They even made a fancy video to show off the new feature and teach you how to use it. The filters are a result of a partnership with Aviary; they are responsible for powering Twitter's photo filters and effects.

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Meet new people to chat with with Jingu Friends for iPhone

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Nov 12, 2012 a 8:45 pm

Jingu Friends is an IM app for iPhone that helps you find friends to chat with on other IM clients like WhatsApp and Kik. The interface is very basic, yet very modern and polished. Jingu Friends simply features one main stream of chat called The Lounge where you can view current conversations or bring up a topic of your own. Swiping left or right on a post will reveal actions to reply, view conversations, and ways to contact the user via another IM client.

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Path now available for iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 a 9:49 pm

The social network Path has been updated with support for the iPad. In portrait, it has a design that you would expect -- sidebar on the left with your stream to the right. In landscape, a summary of the posts for the day are displayed as a collage of photos, movies, music, locations, and book previews. It's a very visually appealing to consume the content shared by your friends.