14 DAY TRIAL // The iTunes clone known as doubleTwist received a major update this week, although the final version of the software is still pending. Developed by the company with the same name, doubleTwist allows users to browse through their media and play various kinds of video and audio formats.
The software recognizes numerous device models allowing users to transfer data to and from them with ease. The ability to publish a video on YouTube, or upload photos to Flickr and Facebook, is also available with doubleTwist.
Adding even more functionality to an already exciting list of features, doubleTwist 1.0 Beta 14 Build 2577 allows users to remove friends using the delete key, as well as to submit information about their device, “if you have a device we don't fully support,” the doubleTwist team says, in what looks like a move to expand support to an even broader range of gadgets. Additionally, if doubleTwist crashes, one can now submit a crash report directly to doubleTwist, the release notes say. Fixed bugs include:
· Fixed bug that was causing duplicate friends. · Fixed video sync to PSP Slim edition. · Animated gifs are now displayed animated in photo viewer. · Fixed issue with inaccurate used/total space numbers in device view. · When syncing photos to a device, EXIF metadata is now included. · When trying to send media to an invalid recipient, you'll now get an alert.
“We started doubleTwist because we were disappointed by the quality of software applications offered by the major device manufacturers,” the company says. “Our vision is simple: to create a unifying media platform that connects consumers with all their media and all their devices, regardless of whether they are online or offline.”
“We feel that just like you don't use a different browser for every website you visit (Firefox to read the NY Times, IE to stream Hulu, Chrome to browse YouTube, etc.) you shouldn't have to use iTunes for Apple products, Nokia software for Nokia phones, Sony software for Sony products, etc.,” the people behind doubleTwist continue to outline. “The typical household today has many such devices and there is a need for a simple and powerful [piece of] software that connects them.”