Twitter names co-founder Jack Dorsey as new CEO, will remain as leader of Square
Twitter has officially announced that it's co-founder and interim CEO Jack Dorsey is now the permenant CEO of the company. Dorsey will remain as CEO of his other company Square. Twitter has found its...
View ArticleTwitter to lay off up to 336 team members, or 8 percent of its work force
Twitter plans to lay off up to 336 of its team members, which represent about 8 percent of its total work force. The company says this will help allow Twitter to "organize around the Company’s top...
View ArticleTwitter said to be considering 10,000 character limit for tweets
According to a new report, Twitter may be considering a big change to the 140 character limit on tweets. Recode reports that the company is considering allowing up to 10,000 characters per tweet....
View ArticleTwittly for BlackBerry 10 updated with multiple bug fixes
Looking to upgrade your Twitter experience on BlackBerry 10? If so, now would be a great time to go ahead and check out Twittly from Nemory Studios. A new update has arrived in BlackBerry World that...
View ArticleTwitter is currently experiencing technical difficulties
The super-popular micro-blogging platform, Twitter is currently down for many across platforms and on the web. Clients are failing to load timelines, profiles, tweets and more, while the main website...
View ArticleTwitter brings algorithms to the timeline, but the world will carry on as normal
Twitter has announced the company will be rolling out a new timeline feature that aims to keep you up-to-date with people you stalk online. Enabling this new algorithmic timeline feature will see the...
View ArticleHow to turn off Twitter's 'best Tweets first' algorithm
Twitter is by default now showing you the "best tweets first." Here's how to make sure you get all the hot takes in the order they were actually sent. Once upon a time, Twitter worked in the following...
View ArticleTwitter for BlackBerry 10 updated to fix image display issues
Still using Twitter for BlackBerry? If so, you might have noticed the app having some issues with displaying images in your timeline and the loading of images when a link is followed but no matter. A...
View ArticleTwitter CEO says its 140-character limit for posts is 'staying'
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in an interview that the social network's current 140-character limit for public posts is "staying". Previous rumors claimed Twitter was considering an option to increase...
View ArticleTwitter makes images more accessible for visually impaired people
Twitter is making a change to images that will allow them to be more accessible for people who are visually impaired. Twitter has announced a change for its Android and iOS apps that will make photos...
View ArticleTwitter for BlackBerry 10 updated to add new features
When the last Twitter for BlackBerry 10 update rolled out, BlackBerry CEO John Chen noted there was another release being worked on and lo and behold, it has now arrived sporting some much-needed...
View ArticleTwitter now allows you to report harassment with multiple tweets at a time
Twitter is adding a new feature for reporting harassing messages on its service, allowing users to send multiple tweets in one report, rather than just sending them one at a time. Twitter is adding...
View ArticleTwitter could soon stop counting links and photos against your character limit
Twitter is reportedly planning to stop counting photos and links against your 140-character limit for tweets. Twitter will reportedly stop counting links and photos as part of the 140-character limit...
View ArticleTwitter will roll out exceptions to 140-character post limit in the coming...
Twitter has announced that it will add a number of exceptions to the social network's previously strict 140-character post limit in the coming months. Twitter has announced that it will add a number of...
View ArticleTwitter acknowledges major leak of usernames and passwords
Twitter has acknowledged that a number of usernames and passwords have been leaked, but says that its own systems were not breached. Twitter has acknowledged that "numerous" usernames and passwords...
View ArticleTwitter streamlines application process for verified accounts
Twitter is making it easier for anyone to request a "Verified" account with a new online application process open to the public. Twitter is making it a bit easier for users to apply for "Verified"...
View ArticleLatest Blaq update brings rendering support for extended tweets
If you've been using Blaq as your Twitter client on BlackBerry 10, you will want to fire up BlackBerry World and get the latest build downloaded if you haven't already. If you've been using Blaq as...
View ArticleTwitter still won't give you an edit button but they're testing a new 280...
For some Twitter users, 140 characters just is not enough to get out what you need to say. Twitter has now recognized that and has begun testing a new 280 character limit within a small group. For some...
View ArticleTwitter officially expanding character count to 280 starting today!
You'll soon be able to fit more characters into your Tweets as Twitter has now officially started expanding character count to 280. After rolling a short testing phase that began near the end of...
View ArticleBlaq for BlackBerry 10 updated to include support for 280 characters
With BlackBerry World being a bit shall we say unstable lately, it seems as though we missed mentioning one important update to the popular BlackBerry 10 Twitter client, Blaq. With BlackBerry World...
View ArticleTwitter introduces Bookmarks as an easier way to save and share Tweets
Although it was initially introduced as 'Save For Later' back in October, Twitter today has announced the full rollout of a new Bookmarks feature that allows Twitter users to privately save Tweets for...
View ArticleTwitter suggests changing your password after internal bug left passwords...
As posted on the Twitter blog, the company has now revealed an internal bug caused passwords to be stored unencrypted. However, the changing password suggestion is out of an abundance of caution, not...
View ArticleBlackBerry Hub+ Services update fixes Twitter login issues
BlackBerry has now pushed a new beta update for the BlackBerry Hub+ Services app to fix a small bug that was preventing new Hub users or those setting up Hub again for the first time from authorizing...
View ArticleTwitter launches new bottom navigation bar on Twitter for Android
Twitter has now announced they're launching a new bottom navigation bar on Twitter for Android, which aims to help you navigate through tabs in the app easier. Twitter has now announced they're...
View ArticleTwitter for Android can now show your timeline in chronological order
In December, they allowed iOS users to revert to the traditional chronological order and now, they have rolled out the same changes to Android. As it always should have Back in 2016, Twitter decided to...
View ArticleBlackBerry files patent infringement suit against Twitter
Following their legal battles with Facebook and Snapchat, BlackBerry has now filed a patent infringement suit against Twitter. Following their legal battles with Facebook and Snapchat, BlackBerry has...
View ArticleFive steps you should take to protect your data privacy
It takes a bit of legwork, but protecting your data online actually isn't as complex as you'd think. These days, privacy is a topic that's on just about everyone's radar. Constant data breaches and...
View ArticleTwitter now lets you add videos, photos or GIFs to retweets
Starting today, Twitter is allowing you to add videos, photos or GIFs to retweets across Android, iOS and the Twitter mobile site. Starting today, Twitter is allowing you to add videos, photos or GIFs...
View ArticlePSA: Twitter is down for a lot of people right now [Update]
Around 2:50 PM ET, Twitter became inaccessible for people all across the world. Updated 4:00 PM ET: Good (or bad) news, everyone — Twitter is back! Keep on keeping on ✌️ If you're having trouble...
View ArticleTwitter announces new controls for conversations, available globally now
Twitter has announced that it is changing the way conversations work on Twitter, bringing more control to users so as to make Twitter safer and more comfortable. You can now "hide" your replies... What...
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