atebits has announced lots of info about the soon to be released Tweetie 2. This will be a free upgrade for the Mac version but for the iPhone, you will need to buy it as a seprate app at $2.99. The original Tweetie is really nice but I’m kinda torn on the idea of making the app cost $2.99 again. As much as I use it, and as many upgrades that there are, I personally think it’s worth it. I have multiple Twitter accounts (in the double digits) and love all the current features. For light to normal users, I could see people being upset for having to pay all over again for the app. Wait until you see these screenshots and list of updates and then you might be willing to pay Also note, the developer has “dropped everything and devoted every working minute since to Tweetie.”

- Buy as new app for $2.99
- push notifications per user
- faster, slimmer, and much more powerful
- will be submitted to Apple this week and from there… well, you know the drill.
- built from the ground up
- takes advantage of iPhone OS 3.0, 3GS, and new Twitter APIs
- OS 3.0+ only
- video recording (of course you can video tweet)
- UISearchDisplayController so you live-filter your tweet stream, just like Mail
- not just caching tweets for offline reading, but remembering where you are in the app
- offline mode allows you to favorite, follow, block, add to Instapaper and more all while offline, syncs when reconnected (great for the iPod touch)
- drafts manager for tweets and DMs
- link up Twitter users to contacts in your iPhone Address Book
- Threaded conversations
- tab bar notifications
- “Nearby” revamped to take advantage of MapKit
- supports the new geotagging metadata coming soon from Twitter
- Saved searches now sync with Twitter.com and the upcoming Tweetie 2 for Mac
- interacts with Favstar.fm, Tweet Blocker, and Follow cost
- @people picker
- recent hashtags
- multiple attachments manager
- “peek” gesture when replying to a tweet
- full landscape support (configurable, of course)
- edit your Twitter profile
- custom API roots on a per-account basis
- vastly improved gesture shortcuts
- in-app rich-text email
- new-style retweet support
- refresh-all on launch
- TextExpander
- Read it Later integration (in addition to Instapaper)
- autocomplete recent searches
- autocomplete go-to-user
- improved avatar caching
- inline Twitlonger
- reply chain list view
- preview short urls
- tweet translation
- block+follow from multiple accounts at once

Read the full blog post from the developer.

ScreenShots

While we wait for version 3.0 of the Facebook application to be approved by Apple, the developer has been kind enough to give us a few preview/demo videos. Below are three videos from the developer that show specific features of the app and a nice overview video of the app (not from the developer).

Go home quickly

How to delete a photo tag

Photo tagging in version 2.0

Go HERE to see video.

Overview Video

The developer’s of Topple, Topple 2, Rolando and Dropship bring you Star Defense. I have actually been receiving info about ngmoco’s Star Defense for a while now however, it seems that the application is going to be showing up in the App Store some time this month so I thought it would be a good time to pass it along.

Star Defense is a tower defense game…it reminds me of games like Fieldrunners, Defend Your Castle and TapDefense. Like those applications, the object is to defend yourself against the on-coming enemy. We do not have a ton of info about the app but it does seem like you are able to buy/upgrade your defenses similar to other tower defense games. However, it also seems like you will be able to play against your friend’s via Twitter and Facebook.

There currently is no info on the cost of the app but, if you like tower defense games, you might want to keep your eye out for Star Defense! Below are a few demo videos of the app. If you would like more info about the game or you want to see some screenshots…check out their website.

Video 4/30/09

Video 4/23/09

Video 4/14/09

Star Defense Preview Video

Tower Building and 3D navigation!

Ok, so I posted on Twitter last night about a really sweet app that I said may be right up there with my favorite game, Fieldrunners. It’s nothing like it, but it’s fun, addicting, good graphics and even better, it’s customizable. The best way to explain it is to show you a video. So here’s a video from the developer.

ScreenShots

NOTE: These screenshots are prereleases, it is not the final version.

Chris Pirillo recently got a sneak peak of the Slingbox player for the iPhone. It looks pretty sweet. If you have a slingbox you can then watch live T.V. on your iPhone over the internet or cellular for $30. Ouch! Here’s the a video demo:

The developer has announced he is finished with the development of Lights Off and it should be in the App Store very soon. He’s launched a website (www.lightsoffapp.com) to promote the app and there’s even an iPhone version of the site. We’ll make sure to let you know as soon as it is out!

Lights off is a strategy game that was one of the first games ever in the jailbreak community. The object of this game is to get all of the lights to go off. When you click on a box it affects the four boxes around it. When you get all the lights to go off, or “win,” it takes you to the next stage. See our original review of Lights Off for more info.

Update: You should also check out this post from the current developer of Lights Off about how he took over the development for Lights Off for the App Store after the original developer was hired by Apple.

A quick preview of Twinkle 1.2 reveals new tapable @ replies, blocking, and prettier image attachment UI. Twinkle is a Twitter client for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s a screenshot:

Click here to download Twinkle via the App Store.