Neowin News Feed for: Twitter

Microsoft's tent for next Xbox reveal gets its own unofficial Twitter page

John Callaham — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:10:44 +0100

The tent that's being built at Microsoft's campus especially for next week's reveal of the next Xbox now has its own Twitter page, posting a number of funny messages. Read more...

Microsoft's E3 2013 Xbox media briefing ticket giveaway starts

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:42:21 +0100

Microsoft has started its E3 2013 media briefing ticket giveaway, where 175 people will be able to win a ticket to attend the company's big Los Angeles Xbox press conference June 10th. Read more...

Toolbox app for Windows 8 adds Twitter tool for $4.99

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:48:11 +0100

Vectorform has announced that it has added a Twitter tool to its Windows 8 Toolbox productivity application. Users can download the Twitter tool via an in-app purchase of $4.99. Read more...

Tweetdeck gets shut down by the UK government

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:17:37 +0100

Tweetdeck, the company that created the Twitter client, has been shut down by the UK government for failing to file appropriate documentation. However this was no surprise to Twitter UK Ltd. Read more...

How to enable hidden Photosynth panorama feature in Windows 8.1 build 9385

Ben Buffone — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:09:31 +0100

Microsoft looks set to unveil Photosynth functionality in the next version of its OS, Windows 8.1. A Twitter user has found a way to enable the hidden feature which shows significant promise. Read more...

Twitter to Media companies: Brace yourselves, more hacks are coming!

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:39:14 +0100

Twitter has sent out a memo to media outlets warning them that more hacks may be coming following the high-profile attack on the Associated Press Twitter account which produced loses of $136 billion. Read more...

All US businesses can now buy ads on Twitter

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:48:35 +0100

Twitter has announced that it has now opened up its self-service Twitter Ads webpage to all US businesses, which means that we will likely see more companies offering "sponsored" posts on Twitter. Read more...

Twitter for Mac receives first update since 2011

Harry Tucker — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:53:32 +0100

Twitter for Mac has received its first update since 2011 which finally adds Retina support, more languages and improved photo support, bringing it up to par with its Windows and iOS counterparts. Read more...

Vine, Twitter's video app, soon coming to Android

Ben Buffone — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:53:32 +0100

Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann has confirmed that an Android version of the wildly-popular video sharing app will be on the way "soon." By releasing later on Android, will the company see benefits? Read more...

#XboxReveal trending on Twitter as fans react

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:57:18 +0100

Microsoft's #XboxReveal hashtag is currently trending on Twitter as Xbox fans react to the news that a major press event related to the game console will be held May 21st. Read more...

Report: Twitter now testing two-factor authentication option

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:23:48 +0100

Twitter is reportedly testing an optional two-factor authentication method for its accounts, although it's currently unknown when the option will be made available to the public. Read more...

Associated Press Twitter page hacked with claim of White House attack

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:53:02 +0100

The Twitter page of the Associated Press was temporarily suspended after an apparent hacker posted the false news of a White House attack where President Obama was injured. Read more...

Twitter, iTunes and iCloud outages affecting some users today [Update]

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:31:19 +0100

Twitter has admitted that it is currently experiencing some issues with its service, while elsewhere, some iTunes and iCloud users are having problems accessing those services too. Read more...

Twitter ending Internet Explorer 6 & 7 TFW support

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:51:57 +0100

Twitter has announced they are ending support for Twitter for Websites in IE6 and IE7 on May 13th, meaning external Twitter widgets such as embedded tweets and follow buttons will stop working Read more...

Twitter #music launches online and as iPhone app

Andy Weir — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:05:27 +0100

After teasing an upcoming launch last week, Twitter #music has finally launched, with the goal of making it easier to discover new music and find emerging artists online and via an iPhone app. Read more...

Whatsapp is bigger than Twitter

Ben Buffone — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:14:42 +0100

Messaging service WhatsApp is now reportedly bigger than Twitter, dealing with over 18 billion messages daily. But is that a fair comparison? Read more...

Twitter to launch new Music app on Friday (Update)

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:34:04 +0100

Twitter is expected to launch Twitter Music, a search & discovery app based on a user's follows and interactions with musicians. The service is based on We are Hunted, which Twitter recently acquired. Read more...

Microsoft's co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen get together on Twitter

John Callaham — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:31:20 +0100

Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen posted up a new photo of himself with his fellow co-founder Bill Gates on Twitter which recreates an image of the two men that was originally taken in 1981. Read more...

MLB.TV Windows 8 app launched; Twitter gets updated

John Callaham — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:02:17 +0100

The official MLB.TV pro baseball app for Windows 8 is now available for download in the Windows Store and a number of other major Windows 8 apps have received new updates. Read more...

Xbox Smart Glass, Skype and Twitter on top of free Windows 8 app list

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:25:25 +0100

Xbox SmartGlass remains the most popular free Windows 8 app in the Windows Store, but the recently launched Twitter app has charged up the list to become the third most popular free Windows 8 app. Read more...