KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Handmark®, a leading global developer and distributor of mobile applications and services, today released TweetCaster, the most advanced, feature-rich Twitter application available for Android^TM smartphone customers.

"Handmark continues to enhance the mobile experience for customers around the world with the best connected applications"

TweetCaster makes "tweeting" from Android-based smartphones fast, easy, and fun, delivering a simple, yet comprehensive Twitter experience. In addition to all the standard features needed to enjoy a complete mobile Twitter experience, TweetCaster offers:

• Multiple Twitter account support
• Integrated retweets
• Integrated Twitter lists
• Push notifications for tweets, mentions and direct messages
• Offline tweet caching
• URL shortening (and previews)
• Photo attachment
• Threaded direct messages
• Font/Theme customization

"Handmark continues to enhance the mobile experience for customers around the world with the best connected applications," said Evan Conway, EVP of Marketing at Handmark. "TweetCaster delivers a fantastic experience for Twitter users looking to fully extend their experience to their Android smartphone."

TweetCaster is immediately available for all Android-based smartphones, including the popular Droid and Nexus One^TM.

A free version of TweetCaster is available in exchange for a "tweet" about the application at http://tinyurl.com/TCAndroid. TweetCaster Pro, a premium version of application without ads, is also available for $4.99 in Android Market^TM. For customers who download the free version of TweetCaster and wish to upgrade to TweetCaster Pro, an Upgrade Key will also be available in Android Market. This will allow customers with the free application to easily switch over to the premium version without having to re-download the application.

To learn more about a wide-variety of other mobile games, applications, news services, ringtones, themes and more Handmark offers, visit www.handmark.com.

About Handmark

Handmark is a world-leading creator and distributor of mobile applications and services. The company delivers an engaging, customized experience for your mobile phone with the industry's best applications covering news and information, games, lifestyle and travel, reference and productivity, personalization and more. As one of the leading distributors of mobile content and storefronts for 10 years, Handmark has established itself as the premier mobile content partner. For more information, visit www.handmark.com.

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