A couple of weeks ago Twitter announced that they would be releasing an official Twitter application for Google’s Android platform, the application is now available as a free download from the Android Market.
The application will only work on Android smartphones with the latest version Android 2.1 and it comes with a number of interesting features.
The official Twitter Android app, lets you easily share links and photos and you can easily read your tweets on your Android smartphone and access your timeline from the home screen widget.
You can also view tweets locations on a map and read your friends and contact latest tweets in your phone book, Google Talk or any application that uses the Android QuickContact bar.
You can find out more details about Twitter for Android over at the Twitter Blog, or download it direct from the Android Market. Have a look and our article on Android vs iPhone to see which smartphone and mobile platform is best for you.
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