Popular Twitter app Twidroid has been purchased by TweetUp, good news for the company and us as well. As part of the deal, Twidroid has changed their name to prevent any potential confusion or trademark infringement with Lucas Arts.
PASADENA, CA – JULY 6, 2010 – TweetUp, Inc., announced today that it had acquired Twidroid, creator of the most popular and highest-rated Twitter client for Android phones. Android-powered devices constitute the fastest growing segment of the popular smart-phone market. The company also announced that the application will be renamed Twidroyd in order to ensure minimal confusion with products from Lucas Films, trademark owner of the term “droid,” and will come standard on millions of upcoming Android phones from five of the leading handset manufacturers.
In addition to the name change, Tweet Up is also integrating the popurls feature, which combines popular news outlets into one source. In Twidroyd, users will also see this new feature in the TweetUp searching. Other new items include pinch- zoom image previews, new widgets for the pro version, and new design changes overall. If you want to learn more, check out the video below. Available in both a free and pro version, these additions will be sure to keep Twidroyd as one of top Twitter apps.
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How can Lucas films own “droid”? It’s a word. Even if they created it, it’s still a word in common usage.
Sure, they can Trademark it in relation to movies and toys….but a Twitter app on Android? Bizarre.
The law, is this is actually a legal issue, is an ass.
If this keeps up I can easily imagine all kinds of words we won’t be allowed to say without paying someone some money.
I won’t be paying, I can tell you.
How can Lucas films own “droid”? It’s a word. Even if they created it, it’s still a word in common usage.
Sure, they can Trademark it in relation to movies and toys….but a Twitter app on Android? Bizarre.
The law, is this is actually a legal issue, is an ass.
If this keeps up I can easily imagine all kinds of words we won’t be allowed to say without paying someone some money.
I won’t be paying, I can tell you.