Twitter is a minimalistic social networking utility. It asks the simple question – What are you doing? – expecting an answer in 140 characters. The concept has captured the imaginations of thousands of people, who constantly update their answers throughout the day.However, exciting and interesting tweets, as the responses are called, do not occur when in front of a computer, but when someone is out and about. Updating them immediately makes Twitter an exciting phenomenon. This is where mobile Twitter clients come into the picture, as they use data connections not SMSes to update Twitter accounts.
1. Twim
Rating 
Twim is a lightweight Twitter client that mimics the website version quite faithfully. Any Twitter aficionado will recognize the various tabs in an instant: it has archive, replies and recent tabs. The menu is very simple, with an option to update the status and a settings option. The program is fast and easy to use. Some of the drawbacks are - there is no counter for the characters, and foreign language support is dicey. Additionally, until the latest release, there was no way of refreshing the timeline without shutting down and starting up the application manually, which was tedious. The client will work on most phones, as it is Java-based. It is free as well, as it has been developed by an enthusiast not an organization.
2. Tiny Twitter
Rating 
Tiny Twitter is one of the first mobile Twitter clients to enter the arena, and therefore enjoys a widespread fan following. It is good, but doesn’t have the great user interfaces the others have. It is mostly text-based. The menu has the basic functions, like tweeting and viewing the friends list. The settings are limited to a basic few options, although the application can refresh the timeline automatically. The only thing really wrong with Tiny Twitter is that it needs an overhaul, as there are newer, snazzier clients out.
3. jTwitter
Rating 
jTwitter is a simple application with very basic functionality. It is meant to update Twitter and allow you to view a few updates, without leveraging many of the Twitter functions. The main drawback of jTwitter is the bare interface, although it follows the colour scheme of the original Twitter, it does not pack in any good features. The timeline shows up as a list, and to view a tweet, it needs to be opened. There is too much moving back and forth, making the client annoying to use. This client is good for those people who tweet, even though Twitter is not that big a deal for them.
4. twibble
Rating 
twibble is a truly comprehensive tweeting application, which can access all of the Twitter functions. It has some great features, which I haven’t seen in other clients. For instance, tweets are retrieved automatically, as the program refreshes automatically. twibble has keyboard shortcuts, and the facility to mark a tweet for further reference. All links within the tweets are opened in the phone’s web browser when selected. The level of customization is very good, with themes to change the appearance, and also to set notifications for when a new tweet is retrieved. This client gets my personal vote, hands-down.
0 Response to "Twitter on Your Symbian Phone"
Enregistrer un commentaire