Taptu brings customizable social news reading to the BlackBerry PlayBook

By Bla1ze on 21 Feb 2012 06:12 pm

With all the content out there on the web these days, it can be rather difficult keeping track of it all and even of you do manage to keep all your interests somewhat organized, there is always the question of how you go about sharing that information with others. Luckily, Taptu has come up with a solution that may appeal to you. Using your BlackBerry PlayBook and the recently released into App World Taptu app, you can not only keep track of the information that intereests you but share it as well to social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Features:

Search for RSS Feeds using Bing or Import them from Google Reader
DJ Your News: Do you have 5 different sports streams you follow? Merge them all together to create you own Sports stream and color code it to your liking. And why not share your new stream with your friends?
Discover Stories related to the one you are reading as well as Streams specific to the Topic/Genre the article you are reading about.
Tweet, RT, Quote a Tweet from your Twitter stream: Someone you follow on Twitter has tweeted an interesting tweet, Quote it and add your comments or RT directly from Taptu.
Update your status, Like and Comment from your Facebook stream: See something a friend has sent that you want to Like or Comment on? Do it right inside the app.

The Taptu app is available now in BlackBerry App World and is available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. If you're looking for a better way to control your news feeds and share your interests, give Taptu a go -- it might be the solution you are looking for.

Download Taptu for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Topics: Social BlackBerry Playbook Taptu News & Rumors PlayBook Apps

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17 comments

ODAAT Feb 21, 2012 at 6:18 pm

I tried this on my Android phone. It's pretty good. I have to say I didn't stick with it though. Might be better on a bigger screen- it is a very visual approach to news reading. I have to say, GeeReader is already great and I have HTC Sense news reader on my phone.

utsmaster18 Feb 21, 2012 at 6:20 pm

Not so good. Very slow and just not quite as functional as my Galaxy S. Hopefully Pulse comes out with a native PB app that would be the best.

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vishalsheth83 Feb 21, 2012 at 6:43 pm

How would people compare this to the BB News Reader app? News is pretty bare bones but gets the job done. Is this any better or more functional?

also agree with utsmaster18 about getting Pulse on the Playbook natively. Definitely my favourite from Android.

altrax Feb 21, 2012 at 7:09 pm

Cool app like the layout. but it lags like nothing else when you try to scroll around in it.

Sad I was extremely excited to start using this

rennigeb Feb 21, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Is taptu an android app? I notice the interface is kind of different than the other PB app, as there is a swipe from the bottom gesture now....

inocent3 Feb 21, 2012 at 9:00 pm

I tried to download it but it says it's not supported on my device. I'm on my Playbook???

wscotchmer Feb 21, 2012 at 9:18 pm

I get the same error... not supported on my device. On a PlayBook... weird

narci Feb 21, 2012 at 9:42 pm

Pulse is much nicer.

aloofkid Feb 21, 2012 at 10:17 pm

Can't download it says, not supported on my device profile, or something like that.

MoistTowelette Feb 21, 2012 at 10:30 pm

I tried it out and it lagged horribly when navigating. I'll stick with Pulse for now (hopefully a native version will be available soon).

flapadlr Feb 22, 2012 at 12:35 am

I can't get it to load. It's loading the Android virtual machine and then dies. Other apps ported from Android work.

All.Os Feb 22, 2012 at 5:13 am

I loved this app on my Android phone and was excited to see Taptu on PB, but as well as most of the Android apps I tried so far on my PB this one is quite laggy too. For now I'm not sure whether I will be using it or not...

mavricxx Feb 22, 2012 at 5:53 am

I feel duped by RIM- the Android player everybody thought we were gonna get- we Didn't get and what's more...there aren't ANY decent Android apps in app world they all suck! I've been so caught up in the bridge remote that the more I've been thinking about it the more I get pissed. Another thing the email didn't work for me either, it won't let me setup Yahoo Mail!

hazardlenard Feb 22, 2012 at 8:11 am

taptu frequently crashes on me. and so does a lot of apps that utilizes the android VM =(

Crackberrykills Feb 22, 2012 at 9:52 am

Meh.

Retroguy Feb 22, 2012 at 11:17 am

Yes, it's an Android app. It lags a bit just after startup, because it seems to be loading content in the background. After a few seconds it smooths out. Hasn't crashed on me at all.

As for complaints about the lack of android apps, that's a developer issue. If we want them, we need to loudly demand them from the people who make them.

Zagabog Feb 22, 2012 at 1:02 pm

+1 waiting for Pulse

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