MetroTwit

Tweetro+ App lands in the Store!

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“Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him!” The elusive Tweetro App is back in the Store as Tweetro+. You have to have been living under a rock to have missed the whole shebang over Tweetro and Twitter these past weeks. Yeah, Tweetro got too popular for Twitter so they had to cut it down to size by reducing its tokens to 100K. Our buddy at WindowsObservers.com carried the whole story. You can peruse the whole details there.

So now Tweetro is back as paid App, because Twitter wants in on the piece of the Pie of course. But at $10.00? I find that rather steep for an unofficial Twitter client. You have to bear in mind that Twitter itself is creating its own client as we speak, and it will eventually compete with Tweetro+ whenever they released it. And there is the possibility, even more probable that Twitter’s own client will be free in the Store as it will be a joint effort between Microsoft and Twitter. So Lazyworm may be pricing Tweetro out of the market, and that will be very sad as this is a good Twitter client. Curious here to see  how this all will play out.

For the new-old App itself, I am taking a very close look at the description and screenshots, I can’t see any thundering differentiating feature as far as I can see. Of course its polished and professional and all now, but it doesn’t diverge much from what we’ve already seen in its Free incarnation. Following is the description of the paid version in the Store:

Description
Tweetro+ is an elegant Twitter client for Windows 8 and regarded by many as the best Twitter experience on the platform.
Included in purchase:
– Exclusive access to Tweetro+ (limited number of installs)
– 2 Twitter account slots (you can add up to 5 via in-app purchase)
DISCLAIMER: We cannot guarantee that this app will continue to function in the same way that it does in its purchased state (subject to any changes in Twitter’s API, rules and regulations).

Features
Real-time streaming of tweets (timeline & search results)
In-app browser
Pin multiple tweet columns to main hub
Photo browser
Custom views (snapped, portrait, landscape)
Semantic zoom for bird’s eye view
Notifications
Multiple account support

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So, there it is, the much awaited Twitter Client is back. Question is will you take the bait? What do you think about the price. Let me know in the Comments. Note there is no Trial mode, you buy this or you don’t, so I assume most of you that knows the app wouldn’t mind to buy without trial. But for new users? I think they should have added a Trial mode. Anyway, download the app now via the Source Link below.

Source: Windows Store

Breaking: MetroTwit Updates in the Store!

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Here we go Ladies and Gentlemen, the GA is approaching fast and Microsoft delights us all by updating all the Built-In Apps. But right on the heels of Microsoft, serious App Developers are releasing  updates to their apps too. We’ve been seeing a lot of app Updates in the Store and just a minute ago MetroTwit also updates in the Store. I’ll be updating with new features, but just to let you know, see for yourselves. Investigating here.

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Ok here are the updates:

  1. Ad Supported, sometimes the Ad refresh steals the focus from the Tweet box when you’re composing. Also block app features too.
  2. New App Bar featuring more options.
  3. Windows 8 Spelling Check Support
  4. Now you can insert you Map Location in Tweets
  5. You can now add multiple Profiles via the App Bar
  6. MetroTwit now supports Lists!
  7. Trend Search is back
  8. New Read Indicator overlay on Tweets
  9. Now with improved Settings from which you can  remove Ads with Activation after purchase
  10. Now with a built-in Web Browser
  11. MetroTwit now supports Notification Toast!
  12. In-tweet Photo display now available

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So here we are. MetroTwit has finally grown up, and the best thing is if you’ve already purchased the Desktop Version, now you can use this Software Ad Free!
Letop, you may not see this Update yet, so please be patient till it propagates down to you.

P.S. You may want to check back as I’ll add new features I discover to this post later today.

Source: Windows Store

The King of the Hill is here – MetroTwit hits the Windows 8 Store!

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Microsoft has just pumped the Metro Store with a release of a whopping 12 additional apps to the store, bringing the total number of apps to 293 Apps. Among those apps is the much-anticipated Twitter Client: MetroTwit. For those of you on Windows 7 or Windows 8 Desktop, MetroTwit doesn’t need any introduction. This is the leading Twitter Client on Windows Platform. The app implements the true Metro paradigm even before Microsoft’s Metro debuted. If you have seen the Zune Client, you have seen MetroTwit. And now that we have Metro in Windows 8, we’ve been waiting for this App to debut.

Well, now the waiting is over. You can get the App direct from the store in the Social category. This is just to break the news. I will be updating the post with details. So go get via this link: http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/aa115aae-09e1-48de-95a1-35d77d23c9a0