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Which phones does Twikini support?
Twikini supports all Windows® Mobile phones, which includes versions 5, 6, 6.1
and 6.5. This includes both "Pocket PC" and "Smartphone" devices, which are also
known as "Professional" and "Standard" Edition. Twikini is not designed for iPhone,
BlackBerry, Palm or any platform other than Windows® Mobile.
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How much does it cost? Can you explain the licensing process?
Twikini's base price is $4.95. However, we have a couple ways to sweeten the deal.
Please see the options here.
After you purchase a license from our website, we'll automatically email you a serial
number within a few minutes. If you already have Twikini installed, there's no need
to reinstall it - simply apply the serial number to your existing version. More
instructions will be in the email you receive.
All purchases come with 1 year of free upgrades.
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Why isn't Twikini free?
There are several free Twitter apps for Windows® Mobile. However,
our publicly stated goal is for Twikini to be the fastest and best designed Twitter
app in the world. Most users and reviewers agree that it already is.
Twikini is designed with a few principles in mind: simplicity of user interface,
consistency with the Windows style guide, and unmatched performance. To achieve these,
we have to invest significantly more engineering resources than the people who put
out free stuff. There are also other costs that have to be recouped - web hosting,
certification, hardware, Windows Marketplace fees etc.
We try to keep prices as low as possible, and usually throw in a good bundle deal
for paying customers. You're welcome to try out free alternatives, but with Twikini,
we're confident that you get what you pay for.
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I'm new to Twitter. What do all the features mean?
Read this great New York Times article for a quick introduction to Twitter.
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How does the "Tweet Song Info" feature work?
When you turn it on (from the Tools menu), this will automatically post tweets
with the song and artist name when you play music in Windows Media Player. It will
look something like this.
Twikini should be running in the background for this to work. You can easily turn
this on or off at any time.
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I can't ever get GPS to work with Twikini. It always shows an error message.
We're aware of this problem and working on a fix. We use the GPS Intermediate Driver
from Microsoft, which seems to work on some devices but not on others. This is a
high priority issue that should get resolved in an upcoming version.
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I updated my picture on Twitter, but Twikini still shows the old picture.
Twikini caches all images for 3 days to reduce wasted bandwidth and improve performance.
Your picture should automatically refresh within 3 days. You can also manually delete
the cache and force all images to refresh immediately. To do so, click Menu > Tools >
Options > Cache.
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Will you add support for Twitter search and trends?
Yep, it is a highly requested feature and we're building it right now. Expect to
see it in an upcoming version very soon.
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What happens when I update my location? Where does it show up?
Twitter itself doesn't do much with your location. It displays it in your profile,
and also makes it searchable. However, many
other Twitter apps take advantage of the location field to show users on a map or
find people located near a city, zip code etc. One of the coolest websites that
does this is Twitter Vision.
Twitter Local is a cool desktop app that finds Twitters near you. The more
accurate your location, the more easily it can be pinpointed on a map by such apps.
That is why Twikini allows you to insert your GPS coordinates, but you can also
type in text like "San Francisco".
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Why doesn't Twikini support finger scrolling of the list like some other apps do?
Finger scrolling and touch gestures are already baked into the recently announced
Windows Mobile 6.5. All applications, including Twikini, running on 6.5 get it for
free. Also, devices like the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch HD also support similar
scrolling from a hardware level. We didn't want to invest in something that Microsoft and the OEMs
are building any way. We don't plan on doing anything special for scrolling - if your
device or OS supports it, you get it - otherwise you don't.