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TwitBird Pro - The App Formerly Known As iTwitter Gets Updated With New Features

August 25, 2009

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The developers of iTwitter have officially changed the name of their app and its icon to avoid copyright issues.  They must have figured since they were already changing things, why not add a whole bunch of new features to the push-capable Twitter app? TwitBird Pro, the app formerly known as iTwitter, still contains all of the great features that you have come to expect form the app, including multiple account support, Push Notifications between other TwitBird users, landscape mode, and icon badges, but it now has a bunch of new features that should make your iPhone Twitter experience that much more enjoyable. twitbird_screenTwitBird Pro v1.0.1 new features:
  • Twitter API Proxy
  • Archive links and read later
  • Settings
  • Improve Direct Message Interface
  • Faster speed
  • Trending topics
  • View and edit my profile
  • Find people
  • Improved direct message composer
  • Tap to view pushed tweets
  • Email Tweets
  • Translate Tweets
  • Delete tweets from server
  • Picture preview inside message
  • Shorten ULR
  • Upload photo to Twitpic, yFrog, MobyPciture
  • Set nearby distance
  • Unread/All message filter
  • Improved Group member management
  • Block/Unblock
  • Improved graphics
  • New app logo
  • Many bug fixes
The developers have also stated they plan on adding the ability to receive Push Notifications from all Twitter apps instead of just TwitBird users via an update, so hang in there. TwitBird Pro is available in the App Store for $2.99. TwitBird Pro is also in our Apps That Push You and Twitter Apps That Push You Applists, just under its old name iTwitter. [Thanks to Matthew01s for the tip!]

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$2.99
TwitBird Pro for Twitter
TwitBird Pro for Twitter
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