Tag: twitter
iTweetr: the first Twitter app for iPhone
Steve Jobs didn’t stop to mention micro-blogging in his keynote at this week’s Apple WWDC conference. But he did reveal that Web 2.0 developers will be able to create applications for the iPhone, which should ensure Twitter makes it onto Apple’s phone sooner rather than later.
Tech Digest to live-blog tomorrow's New Media Knowledge (NMK) conference
One of the biggest conferences 2007 will see is happening right here in London tomorrow, and I’m proud to say that I’ll be right there in the front row (ok, second, no-one likes spit-balls from crusty old CEOs directed at them), live-blogging it for your own enjoyment…
T-Mobile's Wing takes off, and PS3 firmware upgrade allows HD gaming: the best stories from Shiny Media
T-Mobile have revealed the Wing smartphone, which will feature Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6. How will it measure up against the iPhone? [iPhonic]
How Geoffrey Chaucer invented Twitter
And you thought he was just some old guy whose smutty old-English verse is used to torture GCSE students…
Sky HD link with Hollywood studios and 80GB PS3: the best stories from Shiny Media
– Sky has announced it will screen more Hollywood blockbusters in high definition. Plus more original commissions will be available in the improved format [HDTV UK]
Mobile Playstation Store and new Mitsubishi HD TVs: the latest stories from Shiny Media
– Soon you'll be able to buy and download games directly to your PSP. PSPSPS reports on the mobile version of the Playstation Store [PSPSPS] – Mitsubishi has unveiled nine new high-end HD rear-projection TVs. HDTV UK takes a…
Google Maps Mobile and Motorola RAZR 2: the latest stories from Shiny Media
– Google Maps Mobile is here. Find out how it compares to the version we know and love [Techscape]
Microsoft: "Twitter has a long way to go"
For all the hype around micro-blogging service Twitter, it’s still got to prove its worth as a genuinely useful tool, says Kris Hoet, Microsoft’s European ‘blogging ambassador.
Check your Twitter feed on the go with Twitlet
There are several mobile applications for the Twitter micro-blogging service already, and Twitlet is the latest. It’s a simple, clean app that lets you post tweets on the go, as well as check what your friends have been up to.
Could Twitter help prevent another Virginia Tech massacre?
Following the terrible shootings at Virginia Tech in the US this week, discussion is already turning to whether poor communication within the university’s campus could have contributed to the scale of the massacre. Could micro-blogging technologies like Twitter help in future? It’s already being suggested as a way to quickly spread urgent security messages through an academic community.
