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Read tweets about what's on TV with Live 140

Are you a person who uses another media device, like a phone or tablet, while you're watching TV? Live 140: Tweet Streams for TV, by OneLouder Apps, lets you see what others watching the same show as you are saying about it on Twitter.

OneLouder has taken care of the guessing and searching for hashtags, leaving you with a list of shows to easily browse. Additionally, the content curators at OneLouder have added celebrities from many shows into the list of tweets so you can follow their thoughts from behind the camera.

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Fitbit adds Zip to its workout routine

Tuesday's CNET Update has some Zip:

If you geek out over workout and personal fitness technology, then check out the review of the new Fitbit Zip. For $60, this fitness tracker is an advanced pedometer that records calories are burned over time. Progress is displayed on the app, and data is synced to an iPhone via Bluetooth. (Bluetooth syncing not yet available for Android.) Users also earn fitness badges and share progress with friends. The higher-end model is called the Fitbit One, which in addition tracks sleep and has a silent vibrating alarm. That comes out in early October … Read more

Twitter said to be tossing 'Twitter for Mac' app

The rumor mill is heated up with chatter that Twitter is throwing the Twitter for Mac app under the bus. Apparently the social network is planning to stop all development and future updates on the app, according to TechCrunch.

Tech reporter MG Siegler announced earlier today, via Twitter no less, that, "Word is that Twitter made the call today: Twitter for Mac is done. They won't kill it outright, but no further updates. Goodbye, old friend."

There actually hasn't been much done to the app for some time now -- the last update was in June … Read more

Google glasses likely coming soon

Links from Wednesday's episode of Loaded:

Google's high-tech glasses Facebook introducing new ads Twitter app update NSA: Keep eye on Anonymous Epson's GPS watch A new look at cells Subscribe:  iTunes (MP3) |  iTunes (320x180) |  iTunes (HD) |  RSS (MP3) |  RSS (320x180) |  RSS HD

Super Bowl: Where to watch online, and more

For the first time ever, the Super Bowl will be officially live-streamed online this year.

Viewers will be able to watch the Giants battle the Patriots on their PCs, laptops, and even their cell phones. In addition to live-streaming, there are dozens of other ways to connect with this year's game and get to know the football players, stats, and ads--through social media, apps, and mobile.

Here's CNET's resource guide for getting with Super Bowl XLVI minus a television:

Streaming

NBCSports.com will broadcast the entire game for free beginning with pregame activity at 2 p.… Read more

Google goes glossy

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Yahoo launches Search Direct to compete with Google Instant

Google launches an online quarterly magazine

Apple pulls an app that offended many people by claiming it could "cure" homosexuality

The new Ford Focus will use AT&T Wireless to send and receive car data

The New York Times asks Twitter to remove an account that gives a free feed of its articles in preparation for its paywall

The music from the upcoming British royal wedding will be available for download just hours after the ceremony

Research In Motion agrees to disallow … Read more

Twitter App gets push notifications, more

Twitter Inc. has released a significant update to its iOS App for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This update, now version 3.2, adds push notifications for @replies and messages, fixes several bugs, and adds inline media for iPad users.

Users can now be notified whenever their name is @mentioned in an account they follow or when they receive a new direct message. Other improvements to the iPhone version of the App include better displays of shortened URLs, better loading of reserved Twitter.com paths, and a fix for connections errors when a system clock is set incorrectly.

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Friday Poll: What's your Twitter tool of choice?

This week brought the first official Twitter app for the iPhone--called, alarmingly enough, Twitter for iPhone. It's based on the popular Tweetie 2.0, an independent app from Atebits, which Twitter recently bought. The general consensus appears to be that it's pretty good, though not a huge upgrade over Tweetie 2.0.

But not everyone has an iPhone, and those who do may opt not to send tweets from the device. Some people have Android devices or regular ol' cell phones that they use primarily to text. Some people spend more Twitter time on their laptops than they … Read more

Twitter's official iPhone app: Any good?

Last October I conducted a simple poll: What's your favorite iPhone Twitter app? The winner, with around 28 percent of the votes, was Tweetie 2, then a $2.99 app.

Last month, Twitter acquired Tweetie, rebranded it, and dropped the price tag. The result: the official Twitter for iPhone, aka Tweetie 3.0. It just landed in the App Store with a hodge-podge of new/improved features and the sure-to-be-popular price of "free."

The app now lets you view trends, search, and browse without actually having a Twitter account. You can also sign up for one right … Read more