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Twitter for BlackBerry Steps Out Of Beta, Ready For Full Launch

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Twitter for BlackBerry is finally leaving the beta tag behind and making a full launch tonight. It took a while, having toiled in private and public beta for ages, but it’s been well-improved since then.

https://gizmodo.com/blackberrys-very-own-twitter-app-sounds-worth-jumping-o-5470274

The whole app is still very BlackBerry-centric so all you crack-addled keyboard enthusiasts will find quick keyboard shortcuts and an interface designed for your trackpad & keyboard. You can find it in Blackberry’s App World tonight or tomorrow.

Features at launch:

• Push Notifications for Direct Messages

• Timeline Support

• Following and Followers

• Posting, Sending, Deleting , Replying and Retweeting Tweets

• User/Saved/Keyword/Proximity Search

• Tweet Photos/Links

• Trending Topics

• Seamless integration into core BlackBerry applications

• URL Shortening

• Auto-Update

New features during the beta:

• Quote Tweets (editing retweets)

• Auto Complete for @ usernames

• View Photos from Yfrog & Tweetphoto

• View Geotagged Tweets

• Personal Info Guard

• Hotkeys for Navigation

• Report as Spam

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