Alphega for Windows Phone pinpoints where tweets and check-ins are coming from

This new app we're writing about is either really cool or really creepy. Alphega for Windows Telephone shows the status updates and check-ins near you on a map. Updates from social networks that have place in your vicinity will appear in the real direction relative to you. The app is currently in open beta and it's also available on Android devices.

Head past the break to lookout our hands-on video and walkthrough.

Alphega works best after adding your social networks. In current version 1.3.ane, you can add together your Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Foursquare accounts.

The main screen shows a list view of the condition updates and check-ins nearby. Icons below the contour photos allow you know which network it's from. Each update also shows when they were shared and how far they are from yous. We notice it unusual to find actually old updates from Foursquare. We notice it strange to encounter Square cheque-ins that are really onetime, including some from even 3 years agone. This will probably go fixed by the fourth dimension the app leaves beta.

On pinnacle of the list are thumbnails for photos and videos. You can roll sideways to view more. We think this tin can exist improved by adding a play button for videos, and so we tin differentiate between photos and videos.

If you plow your phone sideways like you're taking a photograph, the map view appears. Yous can move information technology around to see updates from people located in the direction you're facing. You tin answer, retweet, similar, or even add together people as friends in this view. On the right side, yous tin click the pause button to forbid it from moving. Clicking the share button takes a screenshot, which you can email, tweet, or upload on Instagram.

From the camera view, tilt down to meet the updates on a apartment map. From here, yous can pan and zoom. Click on user photos to see their update or check-in.

Alphega is a free download from the Windows Phone Store. It's currently in public beta testing, then don't forget to send feedback to the developers. You can practice that from inside the app. Bank check out Alphega and let us know what you think in the comments!

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