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[joeblackisback]

Is there a twitter app that fetches your timeline on a schedule? I've tried the twitter app and tweetbot, but I can't seem to find any apps that will fetch every hour or so (eg seesmic on android)? Alternatively, am I missing something?

 

[Treefingers]

Is there a twitter app that fetches your timeline on a schedule? I've tried the twitter app and tweetbot, but I can't seem to find any apps that will fetch every hour or so (eg seesmic on android)? Alternatively, am I missing something?

No, it's not possible for an app to do this without requiring a jailbreak. There are limits on which apps can run in the background (e.g. playing audio, tracking location, VOIP), Twitter apps can't run in the background.

 

[RedSwirl]

Units is a really useful app for conversion in my opinion.

Edit: how do you get an Auth code for Steam for imo? I imagine that thing is trustworthy if you guys suggested it as the best chat app.

 

[Wario64]

Flipboard is now out for iPhone. Get it, it's awesome

Flips vertically btw, not side to side like the iPad version

 

[Sye d'Burns]

Flipboard is now out for iPhone. Get it, it's awesome

Flips vertically btw, not side to side like the iPad version

Whoa. Must get!

 

[dk_]

Units is a really useful app for conversion in my opinion.

Edit: how do you get an Auth code for Steam for imo? I imagine that thing is trustworthy if you guys suggested it as the best chat app.

Obsolete if you have Siri.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Flipboard is now out for iPhone. Get it, it's awesome

Flips vertically btw, not side to side like the iPad version

Looks nice but you can't tweet or update your status messages apparently.

 

[dorkimoe]

Wow the official xbox app is slick as fuck

 

[Enco]

Flipboard is pretty slick. Not as useful as Reeder but very good looking.

 

[Treefingers]

Looks nice but you can't tweet or update your status messages apparently.

Both work fine for me.

 

[planar1280]

flipboard doesnt work for me, it constantly says there is no internet connection.

 

[Treefingers]

flipboard doesnt work for me, it constantly says there is no internet connection.

They're having server issues currently.

 

[joeblackisback]

No, it's not possible for an app to do this without requiring a jailbreak. There are limits on which apps can run in the background (e.g. playing audio, tracking location, VOIP), Twitter apps can't run in the background.

Ah well. Thanks for the answer!

 

[Vyer]

Official XBOX Live app is out.

 

[chickdigger802]

flipboard seems to be working properly now.

Fucking amazing. I didn't think they could get it working right for iphone. So simple to use!

Swipe down, swipe up, swipe left to go back.

Reeder maybe more efficient, but man this makes catching up on news much more pleasant.

 

[snacknuts]

I had never heard of Flipboard before I saw it mentioned here ten minutes ago and I'm already in love.

 

[bob page]

I'm glad Flipboard for iPhone is finally out, but man, the iPad version is still leagues better.

 

[_Isaac]

What is it?

 

[VisitableElf]

What is it?

Its basically a really pretty RSS reader.

 

[buhdeh]

Feels kinda annoying to have the pages flip when you're inside an article.

 

[chickdigger802]

I'm glad Flipboard for iPhone is finally out, but man, the iPad version is still leagues better.

Not the fairest comparison, but it's true.

It still works really well for the small screen.

 

[noah111]

I think it's the best simple aggregation of news and social shit all in one pretty format. It works as something to use to check headlines I think, better than a timeline of news. For that, I use feedly.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Both work fine for me.

Haha yeah, I just didn't see the option.

 

[jcutner]

Love how clean and polished the XBOX live app is on both iPhone and iPad.

I think MS could really make a killer Windows 8 Tablet with the Metro UI. Really looking forward to what they bring out.

 

[Pachimari]

Apple will give away 12 free apps from December 26 to January 2, go download the companion app now.

 

[Link1110]

Is there any iOS app tat lets me read ms word annotations on my iPhone and iPad (iPhone is more important.)

 

[Treefingers]

Apple will give away 12 free apps from December 26 to January 2, go download the companion app now.

I should add that this is Europe-only, and supposedly Canada as well soon.

 

[Rekwest]

Apple will give away 12 free apps from December 26 to January 2, go download the companion app now.

Link please?

 

[caramac]

Official XBOX Live app is out.

Very impressed with it, you can even edit your avatar. l guess this will kill the third party competition off.

 

[Nivert]

Link please?

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/itunes-12-days-of-christmas/id479672983?mt=8

Canadian app coming soon supposedly.

more info: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/08...days-of-christmas-app-for-european-customers/

 

[Van Owen]

Wow, the new version of Twitter is terrible. Thank God for tweetbot.

 

[joeblackisback]

I know instapaper is listed as best in the OP, but what are people's opinions on read it later? It appears to be on sale for 2.99 right now. Are they comparable, or is instapaper really head and shoulders ahead?

I should add that I realize instapaper is mainly text. I'm looking for ease of use opinions and the like. Thanks!

 

[Jayayess1190]

I know instapaper is listed as best in the OP, but what are people's opinions on read it later? It appears to be on sale for 2.99 right now. Are they comparable, or is instapaper really head and shoulders ahead?

I should add that I realize instapaper is mainly text. I'm looking for ease of use opinions and the like. Thanks!

RIL is just as good as Instapaper. I have an account for both and used to use Instapaper (when they had the free version of the app out) but for some reason I switched. I mean, they both do the same thing, so get RIL because it is cheaper. Or get RIL's free version and see if you like it.

 

[giga]

Instapaper design > RIL.

Also, Verbs is free today. Best IM client.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbs/id392501688?mt=8

 

[Jayayess1190]

First Look: Zite’s Personalized News App for iPhone

Zite now for iPod Touch/iPhone.

 

[Wario64]

Tweetbot 99 cents

 

[fat pat]

Tweetbot 99 cents

i bought it yesterday

 

[Chocoboko]

i bought it yesterday

Ya, I actually bought mine on Monday. Definitely worth it but stinks sometimes the way the ios App Store works.

 

[Pachimari]

Too bad Verb have a very limited selection of messengers. No Skype, Yahoo or Windows Live Messenger.

 

[Wario64]

Ya, I actually bought mine on Monday. Definitely worth it but stinks sometimes the way the ios App Store works.

Well to be fair, Tweetbot never had a sale before. But since the official app sucks right now, guess now is best time than any. Still worth the full price

 

[bob page]

Instapaper design > RIL.

Also, Verbs is free today. Best IM client.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbs/id392501688?mt=8

They make you pay extra for push notifications? Bah.

Oh, and I pity the fool who doesn't buy Tweetbot for $1.

 

[Bboy AJ]

How do you group Contacts into groups on Verbs?

 

[_Isaac]

Flipboard is really nice. It would've been nice if it had Google Plus support.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Is there a better app than StreamToMe for streaming MP3s from my my Mac to my iPhone? I wish AirVideo worked with music files too...

 

[Gaaraz]

What's the best app for steaming music for free please? I've forgot my iPod at work, and a noisy open plan office is annoying. Needs some music, otherwise I'll just load YouTube on my work PC and get in trouble D: ty

 

[xbhaskarx]

I really like Flipboard but why will it only allow me to have 4 pages worth of stuff? Why should they limit that, what's it to them how many pages I want to flip through?
It would be like Twitter only letting you follow 50 people.

 

[Fusebox]

What's the best app for steaming music for free please? I've forgot my iPod at work, and a noisy open plan office is annoying. Needs some music, otherwise I'll just load YouTube on my work PC and get in trouble D: ty

Pandora and Tunemark are my faves.

 

[FerranMG]

I've had Flipboard in my iPad since I got the iPad 9 months ago.
Still, I don't find myself using it very often.
I think it's very cool to check pictures from Instagram and Flickr, but I don't get why would I read my rss feeds in a "magazine" format (in which I have to *look for* the news that interest me), as opposed to a more "linear" format (for example, Pulse in the iPad, or Reeder in the iPhone, in which finding news I'm interested in reading seems much more easy).

What do you guys think Flipboard has over other rss readers (besides its very pretty and slick)?

 

[noah111]

I've had Flipboard in my iPad since I got the iPad 9 months ago.
Still, I don't find myself using it very often.
I think it's very cool to check pictures from Instagram and Flickr, but I don't get why would I read my rss feeds in a "magazine" format (in which I have to *look for* the news that interest me), as opposed to a more "linear" format (for example, Pulse in the iPad, or Reeder in the iPhone, in which finding news I'm interested in reading seems much more easy).

What do you guys think Flipboard has over other rss readers (besides its very pretty and slick)?

Well, it's an excellent aggregation of top news in specific topics, for those who don't want to be bothered scrolling through dozens of headlines from one particular site.

It's the only thing I can think of that allows simple and smooth viewing of hot news centered on specific topics rather than specific sites, like most RSS readers.

It has its base, I think, but for me feedly will always be useful as well. I think the words here are 'convenience' and 'timesaver'.

 

[FerranMG]

Well, it's an excellent aggregation of top news in specific topics, for those who don't want to be bothered scrolling through dozens of headlines from one particular site.

It's the only thing I can think of that allows simple and smooth viewing of hot news centered on specific topics rather than specific sites, like most RSS readers.

It has its base, I think, but for me feedly will always be useful as well. I think the words here are 'convenience' and 'timesaver'.

So you'd say, to put it simple, that Flipboard and Feedly shoud be used when I want to read news about a subject (for example, "apple", or "tech" from different sites), and Reeder and Pulse when I want to read news from a specific site?