Are there any Twitter users you would like to hear less from? If you just said yes, there is good news today that gives you an additional choice to putting up with their tweets or unfollowing them in a bid to return your timeline to a semblance of normal. Twitter today announced a new feature that will let you mute […]
Starbucks unveils “Tweet-a-Coffee” Twitter gifting program in Canada
Treating a friend to a coffee in Canada even if they’re on the opposite side of the country just became a whole lot easier today. Starbucks and Twitter today unveiled “Tweet-a-Coffee” billed as the first Twitter gifting program of its kind in Canada. It allows you to “share the gift of Starbucks in 140 characters or less.” “Starbucks is a […]
Twitter for BlackBerry updated to version 4.0
Another piece fell into place today ahead of January 30th‘s BlackBerry 10 launch. Twitter today released a new version of its native BlackBerry app, bringing with it a number of features seen for a while on its website and other devices. Among the new features are the “Connect” and “Discover” tabs first introduced by Twitter about a year ago. Connect […]
Nokia warns Samsung: “Take note” of next generation Lumia
Nokia, along with Microsoft, will unveil their first Windows Phone 8 smartphone (and perhaps more than one) at their upcoming September 5th event. Now the company is serving notice that it expects big things of its upcoming lineup. Recently appointed VP of Sales and Marketing Chris Weber took to Twitter to warn Samsung in particular: Samsung take note, next generation […]
Rumour: Apple considering stake in Twitter (Updated)
A report by The New York Times indicates that Apple could make a strategic investment in Twitter. Citing ” people briefed on the matter,” it adds that Apple considered investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the social media company. Negotiations have stopped for now but the companies continue to work together on integrating Twitter features into Apple’s products. Apple […]
Upcoming Carbon for Android to be free
Developer Dots & Lines shared a promising preview of the upcoming Carbon for Android Twitter client back in March. Since then, there’s been little news and no release date. Yesterday, the developer took to Google+ once more to provide an update. Dots & Lines, based in UAE, put the project on hold for nearly two months after finding out that […]
Video preview of upcoming Carbon Twitter app for Android
The Carbon Twitter app debuted on webOS and became a favourite on that platform. It has since been ported to Windows Phone and is now headed to Android as well. This version meets the design guidelines outlined by Google for Android 4.0 and looks very promising. Development is still underway but the Carbon team has released a sneak peek video: […]
Twitter acquires TweetDeck
TweetDeck announced today that it had been acquired by Twitter after several weeks of such rumours. The deal was completed yesterday and sources estimate it at over US$40 million in cash and stock. According to Iain Dodsworth, TweetDeck Founder and CEO: The past three years have been an epic journey, with many highs and lows, accompanied by the constant thrill […]