Top ranked Twitter app for Android now provides more reliable location support
Barcelona, Spain – February 16, 2011 – Today at Mobile World Congress 2011 Skyhook, the world leader in location positioning, context and intelligence, announced that UberMedia’s Twidroyd, the top Twitter client app in the Android Marketplace, has integrated Skyhook’s location system to replace native Android location.
Twidroyd is the industry-standard Twitter client for Android and among the most widely used Twitter applications across all platforms. It is available as a free and commercial pro version that supports all Twitter features as well as functionality that is customized to the capabilities of Android. The app uses location to geotag photos or the current location of a given tweet. Twidroyd can be downloaded on Google’s Android market and selected partner stores world-wide on all devices running android 1.5 and above.
"Location is one of Twidroyd’s most popular features," said Bill Gross, CEO of UberMedia, which owns Twidroyd, Echofon and UberTwitter, leading Twitter apps on the Android, iPhone and BlackBerry platforms, respectively. "The Skyhook SDK allows users to reliably tag current location in tweets and photos so that users can more closely connect and share with one another."
"Twidroyd represents yet another top Android app requiring better positioning than that provided by native Android," said Ted Morgan, founder and CEO of Skyhook. "We are constantly improving Skyhook’s system to meet the demand for fast and accurate location by Android developers."
Twidroyd is available for free today in the Android Marketplace. Skyhook provides an SDK for developers available here http://www.skyhookwireless.com/developers/sdk.php
About Twidroyd
Twidroyd (www.twidroyd.com) is the industry-standard Twitter client for Android and among the most used Twitter applications across all platforms. It is available as a free and commercial pro version that supports all Twitter features as well as functionality that is customized to the capabilities of Android. The app uses location to geotag photos or the current location of a given tweet. Twidroyd can be downloaded on Google’s Android market and selected partner stores world-wide on all devices running android 1.5 and above. Twidroyd is a product of UberMedia (www.ubermedia.com).
About Skyhook, Inc
Skyhook is the worldwide leader in location positioning, context and intelligence. In 2003, Skyhook pioneered the development of the Wi-Fi Positioning System to provide precise and reliable location results in urban areas. Today, Skyhook’s Core Engine provides positioning to tens of millions of consumer mobile devices and applications. For more information visit www.skyhookwireless.com.