Mobile Twitter Apps
January 31, 2009
My Twitter usage has doubled this month compared to every other month since I began using Twitter. I blame this increased attention firmly on being able to Tweet from my phone. Trouble with m.twitter.com is that whilst it allows you to see what your friends have tweeted, and tweet yourself, it’s somewhat limited in terms of being able to reply directly to people.
Twibble is a Java application, that should work on almost any phone, which was recommended to me by @captainkirt. I’d liken it to my favourite desktop client for Twitter; Twhirl. It allows you to do the basics, tweet and reply, as well as features that allow you to upload and link directly to images on TwitPic.
I’ve also stumbled across Snaptu, another Java based app, that allows you to read and post Tweets, with an interface that’s much easier to read than Twibble. Unlike Twibble, it doesn’t allow you to upload images directly. However, it’s much more than Twitter, as it has other micro apps that allow you to browse Facebook (including photo albums without launching another web browser), movie listings, London transport info, read news/blogs RSS feeds (with an option to post interesting items to your Facebook wall), a dictionary and weather information among others.
I also bought an ‘Eat. Sleep. Tweet.’ tee this month too.
You got the same setup I have for Twitter.