Bluebird 1.0 Beta 3 Now Available

Bluebird, the Twitter client developed by 13bold (you may have heard this name before, they’re the creators of Bowtie), has been updated to the 1.0 beta 3 version. The new beta sports significant UI improvements, support for username autocompletion and emoji, bug fixes and a more minimalistic style overall.

We’re looking forward to the final release. In the meantime, you can go download the beta here and browse some beautifully designed custom themes on Iconpaper.



The iPhone and Verizon, Will it ever End?

You know, I just want there to be world peace. Love and happiness. iPhone and Verizon. But good grief, it seems the drama never ends. In every coming release, even with the iPad, there’s always been rumors of Apple hooking up with Verizon. And while I’d love to see the two making sweet love under that beautiful red network, I don’t know if I see it happening. When the WSJ noted today that a new version of the iPhone would be made for Verizon, people freaked. After all, the WSJ is a big news source. Gizmodo is skeptical (right?), but says that if it does happen, it’ll be a pretty big deal. Gruber on the other hand, calls bollocks. So, what should we expect? Read more



Apple’s Refinements, Changes and Improvements to iPad UI

The iPad is set to be available in 5 days, but I bet you guys have been watching the latest guided video tours on Apple.com for the entire afternoon. Someone at least 5 times, I guess.

What’s interesting, though, is that the quality of these videos is so high that they provide us an easy way to look at the interface of the device and spot little differences and elements from the screenshots we’ve been provided so far. Actually, I’ve spent some time today analyzing the videos (yeah, I’m one of those nerds) and I’ve noticed some interesting touches Apple has applied to the UI.

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