Twitter Adds Photo Features! Fleksy Keyboard on Sale! – App Updates
Alright guys. Time to bring this segment to the rest of the bunch. App Updates is now going to be a new Wednesday segment where I go over popular app updates from the past week. This week we have Twitter announcing changes to their app as well as their desktop app. Sadly, they updated it on iOS first, but we will see it in the Play Store soon.Fleksy Keyboard sees a nice sale and update going on until Friday, so if you haven’t tried that keyboard yet, now is the time to do so. Check out the video guys, and let us know if we should keep doing it.
App Updates
Twitter update coming soon
Fleksy Keyboard update and sale
Talon Update
Flowly Pro update
Link Bubbles update
Beautiful Widgets update
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Twitter is experimenting again, tries replacing ‘retweet’ with ‘share’ button
Twitter can’t help itself. If it’s not new pictures, tweet views and video previews, then it could be an epoch-defining change to what the social network called one of its core features: retweets. So, it’s possibly not a big deal, but in Twitter’s latest experiment, it’s been changed to ‘share’ — terminology closer aligned to its rival, Facebook. For the moment, only a handful of users appear to see the substitute share button and it’s appearing in both the Android and iOS apps. At the same time, and probably unrelated, a new design to profile pages inside mobile apps has also appeared, with a not-so-faint Facebook vibe. Take a look after the break, and if you’re one of the chosen few, let us know your thoughts on either experiment in the comments.
Forreal @twitter? Smh “share” What happened to retweeting? wow pic.twitter.com/1BBFECb69m
– enigma (@white_liness) March 25, 2014
Source: @elilanger (Twitter)
Daily Roundup: the future of Oculus Rift, Turkey drops Twitter ban and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Can Oculus survive the Facebook effect?
Yesterday, the internet responded to Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR with a swift fury. But it’s not all bad news. Our own Marc Perton points out, the deal doesn’t change the essence of the Oculus Rift, or its potential for non-gaming applications.
NASA reveals three spacesuit designs, wants you to choose a favorite
NASA wants to add some style to its futuristic Z-series space suits and they’re reaching out to the masses for help. You can vote online for your favorite of three radical spacesuit designs, but that contest ends on April 15th.
The next version of Android could be truly business-friendly
According to The Information‘s sources, the next version of Android will put much more focus on office-grade security. If the rumor is true, the new OS will allow for apps that require their own authentication and storage on secure chips.
Turkey’s Twitter ban has been overturned
Well, that didn’t last long. The Turkish government’s ban on Twitter was given a “stay of execution” earlier today, meaning the injunction will be lifted until judges have the chance to weigh complaints against the social giant. Twitter also announced it was one of the parties who originally filed a complaint against the decision.
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Filed under: Misc
Twitter update lets you tag people in pictures, attach multiple photos
If there’s a social network out there that epitomizes the mentality of “slow and steady wins the race,” it’s Twitter. With the addition of photo tagging and multiple picture uploads, the company is continuing to chip away at the advantages its competitors (both real and perceived) enjoy. In 2014 alone, the mobile and desktop sites have received face lifts, it introduced video previews on mobile apps, added ads in the form of promoted users, introduced photo editing tools and experimented with everything from view counts to hiding @ replies and hashtags.
The two latest features focus squarely on pictures. For one, you’ll now people able to tag people in the photos you upload. Sure you could always add their names to whatever text you appended before, but now you can tag up to 10 people without it counting against your 140 character count. Secondly, and this one will be rolling out more slowly, you’ll soon be able to attach up to four photos to each tweet. When you upload multiple pictures a thumbnail collage will automatically be created and you can tap on it to swipe through the images in full size. That is hitting iOS devices first and coming soon to both Android and the website. Hit your respective app store now to get the appropriate update.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: Twitter
Missing tweets? It’s a bug that Twitter is looking into
This afternoon Twitter users started noticing that they couldn’t get to certain tweets, including Ellen’s most-retweeted Oscar selfie. From Major Nelson to Justin Bieber, “Sorry that page doesn’t exist” is all that exists if you try to link directly to the missing posts. According to Twitter Support, a bug is to blame and it is investigating, although there’s no word yet on when the posts will be back.
We are currently researching a bug that has caused some Tweets to not be displayed. http://t.co/19sKkq6wk4
– Twitter Support (@Support) March 25, 2014
Filed under: Internet
Source: Twitter Status
Twitter may indulge our vanity by showing view counts for tweets
Twitter isn’t supposed to be a popularity contest, but let’s be honest — many of us get a little thrill from new favorites and followers. It may be a good thing, then, that Twitter is experimenting with view counts on tweets. While Twitter’s ad partners have had access to this data for a while, the test lets regular social networkers (albeit just a handful) see how much interest there is in what they say. The company isn’t commenting on the dry run, but we wouldn’t assume that a full-scale launch is coming. While view counts might encourage participation after well-received posts, they could also crush the self-esteem of newcomers. Not everyone can attract as many eyeballs as a celebrity or a politician, after all.
[Image credit: Lydia J, Twitter]
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile
Source: The Verge, Lydia J (Twitter)
Daily Roundup: Turkey bans Twitter, Peter Molyneux talks VR and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Leaked documents detail how and why NSA targets network admins
Thanks to several screengrabs uncovered by Edward Snowden, The Intercept derived new details regarding the NSA’s ability to monitor calls and emails. Once the agency gains access to a telco’s system admin PC, a user’s Facebook or web-mail account is susceptible to its surveillance malware.
Peter Molyneux wants more from VR than what’s available
Without failing to realize how far VR has come, Peter Molyneux told us at GDC that the tech still leaves him wanting. According to the famed game designer, it’s all about innovation, and the latest next-gen tech, like Sony’s Project Morpheus, doesn’t push the limits.
Sony shows (and tells) us why 4K on a phone isn’t crazy
Ultra HD is on the rise, but with the lack of 4K displays in the wild, are smartphones with such technology really that useful? We asked Sony’s Kichiro Kurozumi, and his answer, not surprisingly, was yes. According to the VP, “There’s no dependency on 4K TVs.” “[Video] will look best on those, but even when downscaled to 1080p, the higher-resolution video looks good.”
Turkey bans Twitter but users can still tweet via SMS
If you glanced at your Twitter feed this morning, you probably already noticed that Turkey joined ranks with Iran and Egypt by restricting access to the social network. Apparently, some users from the country posted voice recordings and documents regarding the Turkish prime minister’s political corruption.
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Filed under: Misc
Twitter’s Music app is dead, final shutdown scheduled for April 18th
It’s been months since reports suggested Twitter would shut down its #Music app and service, but now it’s actually happening. The service announced its iOS app is disappearing from the store today (download it now for that suddenly vintage feel), although anyone actually using it can continue until the service is shut down April 18th, a year after it originally launched. In a followup tweet, the team mentions it will “continue to experiment with new ways to bring you great content based on the music activity we see every day on Twitter.” In October, AllThingsD reported the service’s fate was sealed both by “abysmal” download numbers and project head Kevin Thau leaving for a job with Jelly.
Later this afternoon, we will be removing Twitter #music from the App Store. If you have the app, it will continue to work until April 18.
– Twitter Music (@TwitterMusic) March 21, 2014
We continue to experiment with new ways to bring you great content based on the music activity we see every day on Twitter.
– Twitter Music (@TwitterMusic) March 21, 2014
Filed under: Internet
Source: Twitter Music (Twitter), #Music
Turkey bans Twitter but users can still tweet via SMS
Turkey has joined the ranks of Iran, Egypt and others who have blocked access to Twitter at one point or another. Now, anyone in Turkey who tries to go to the website is redirected to a statement from the country’s telecommunications regulator instead. A Turkish journalist told The Daily Dot that the outage started just after Thursday midnight and gradually spread out, depending on users’ internet providers. It looks like the government didn’t block the microblogging site’s SMS service, though, because Twitter’s Policy account just reminded Avea and Vodafone users that they can text START to 2444, while Turkcell subscribers can text START to 2555. But, why was Twitter banned in Turkey in the first place? Well, that’s because some users posted voice recordings and documents, which allegedly reveal corruption within the Turkish prime minister’s inner circle — and that sure didn’t sit well with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Hours before the blackout, Prime Minister Erdoğan threatened to shut Twitter down while speaking at a political rally to campaign for the March 30th local elections. He claimed the accusations are merely a smear campaign by his opponents and even dismissed other countries’ criticisms: “The international community can say this, can say that. I don’t care at all. Everyone will see how powerful the Republic of Turkey is.” Erdogan’s office later explained that Twitter was blocked in the country, because it failed take down the offending links after being issued four court orders. Considering the prime minister called social media “the worst menace to society” in the past, though, this development is not surprising in the least.
[Image credit: Myrat/Wikipedia]
Twitter is banned in Turkey a couple minutes ago @engadget @verge @NeowinFeed @CNET @techradar pic.twitter.com/HPDOdv7wLZ
– ömer balk (@omer_balk) March 20, 2014
Turkish users: you can send Tweets using SMS. Avea and Vodafone text START to 2444. Turkcell text START to 2555.
– Policy (@policy) March 20, 2014
Avea ve Vodafone’dan 2444′e, Turkcell’den 2555′e START mesajı göndererek SMS üzerinden Twitter kullanmaya başlayabilirsiniz.
– Policy (@policy) March 20, 2014
Filed under: Internet
Source: Reuters (1), (2)
Daily Roundup: 2013 Engadget Readers’ Choice Awards, NSA transparency reports and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
The NSA may release its own transparency reports
Yesterday, NSA general counsel Rajesh De stated that companies like Apple or Google are fully aware of its data collection practices due to its “compulsory legal process.” Now, the agency may take that claim one step further by releasing its own transparency reports.
Twitter’s first tweet tool is a painful reminder that none of us initially ‘got’ this Twitter thing
Remember your first tweet? Probably not. But don’t worry, Twitter’s got your back. To celebrate its eighth birthday, the social giant whipped up a web tool that surfaces your original 140-character entry into the twittersphere. Scary, right?
The winners of the 2013 Engadget Awards — Readers’ Choice
Tech fans across the globe nominated and voted for their favorite gadgets, and now the results of our 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards are in! So, which laptop, smartwatch or offbeat product stood our from the rest? Read on to find out.
Ex-Microsoft employee arrested for leaking company secrets
Ex-Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo was arrested yesterday for stealing and leaking company secrets regarding the release of Windows 8. Apparently, Kibkalo was out for revenge against Microsoft and emailed screenshots of the OS and bits of code from Microsoft’s Activation Server SDK to an unnamed French blogger. Microsoft has since claimed that it has the right to go through email accounts, but only under “exceptional circumstances.”
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