The Eagle has landed. The much anticipated UberTwitter Beta-6 has arrived. UberTwitter was named Blackberry App of the Year by Crackberry users.
![Sony XPERIA X10 meets Google Visual Search [VIDEO]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/se-xperia-x10-1-e1262134849721.jpg)
The Sony XPERIA X10 will definitely put Sony on the map for high-end mobile phones. Google Visual Search, which runs on all Android phones, will help Google to rule the digital world.
[Considering I started a Facebook fan page today for Tech Bottle, I thought it appropriate to write something about Facebook. It's been awhile.] Don’t let the name mislead you, TweetDeck is a terrific program for Facebook. It is written in Adobe Air so it installs on PC Windows, Macs and even Linux. Here’s how it [Read More...]
Although some other apps allow Blackberry users to purchase movie tickets, the new Fandango beta app (oddly given a version number 1.0.1) perfects the art. The app is available for download from getjar.com and it is available for touchscreen and traditional Blackberries. Some features include:
UberTwitter is adding two new terrific features and making changes that don’t affect the interface that will improve the app’s performance. The two noticeable changes, as shown in the pictures below of the .941 test release, are auto-complete of usernames and customizable tabs with color icons.
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, founders of Kazaa and Skype, are privately beta testing their new streaming music venture, Rdio (with the eponymous ULR http://rd.io).
FourSquare is already gaining steam amongst geeks and non-geeks alike. It’s a located-based service that allows users to check in at various locations using their cellphones, earn points and even become the “Mayor” of some locations. Back in July, Jennifer Van Grove at Mashable.com suggested that FourSquare could become the next Twitter and earlier this [Read More...]
I recently purchased a pre-Black Friday sale cheapy netbook from NewEgg for $199. It’s a Gateway LT2022u, the same hardware as the low-end Acer Aspire Ones. This first thing I did with the netbook was install Windows 7. (I did some reading and apparently Windows 7 performs similar to XP on a netbook with only [Read More...]
Jolicloud, a linux-based netbook OS, is now available for download. Netbooks can dual boot Jolicloud and other OSs. The download is about 600 MB and apparently runs smooth. Head over to Engadget to read more about Jolicloud and see a video of it in action.
SocialScope is the combined Facebook and Twitter App for the Blackberry smartphone that is under development. It is currently in invitation-only beta testing. I wrote about it a last month. The @SocialScope Twitter account was silent for about a month but just tweeted this evening that the release version will support FourSquare, the location-based networking/game [Read More...]
![Google Chrome Browser for Linux and Mac [Betas] Now Available...](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/google.png)
Today Linux and Mac lovers can begin using beta versions of the Google Chrome web browser. Chrome has a great UI and its much faster than other browsers. I recommend taking it for a spin. To download, visit http://www.google.com/chrome .
Google unveiled its Google Visual Search product (formerly Google Goggles) on CNBC last night during a special entitled “Inside the Mind of Google” hosted by Maria Bartiromo.
Sean, the Product Manager at RIM, just posted to the official Blackberry Blog that Blackberry App World now contains a category called “Test Center” that includes beta apps.
TweetDeck Beta 0.32.1 was released today. As the second most popular twitter interface (just behind twitter’s own web interface), this is big news! The new release supports Twitter lists, LinkedIN and keyboard shortcuts. Head over to TweetDeck.Com to download (Adobe AIR).
Ubertwitter Beta v0.932 leaked and I had the opportunity to kick the tires. It is a totally revamped twitter client from the last beta release, hardly recognizable. It sports a new icon, an interface similar to TwixTreme, twitter list support like Seesmic’s beta and all the features found in the last Ubertwitter beta release (including [Read More...]
