Twitter Tuesday - this week's Twitter news, apps and more

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Oh my, is it Twitter Tuesday already? With all the Facebook news this week, you might have missed what was going on with Twitter. Don't worry about it, though, because I'm here to fill you in. We've got some breaking app news on multiple platforms this week, with your first look at BlackBerry's official Twitter app, as well as an early iPad Twitter client. There's also a resolution to one of Twitter's biggest scandals, and here it is ...

TWITTER HACKER CAUGHT! ReadWriteWeb says that "Hacker Croll," the guy who accessed Twitter's servers last summer and scored a bunch of detailed company documents that were later leaked to TechCrunch, was arrested in France last week. The FBI aided in the investigation. "Croll," was also the same person who hacked and tweeted from some celebrity Twitter accounts, including President Obama's and Britney Spears' accounts. He was let go after it became clear that he was no evil genius, just a guy who guessed some weak passwords.

Are you a Blackberry-using Twitter fan? Mobiputing reports that you can score the official Twitter for BlackBerry app by signing up for BlackBerry's new BlackBerry Beta Zone program. It isn't available to the general public yet, so sneak your preview now!

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