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Tweetro hits back at Twitter API restrictions with $9.99 Windows Store relaunch

By Sam Byford on December 3, 2012 09:45 pm + 143 comments

After Twitter's imposition of strict API limitations "completely crippled" Tweetro, the popular Continue reading…
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How Google keeps its global Spanner database running with atomic clocks and GPS

By T.C. Sottek on November 26, 2012 08:40 am + 20 comments

Google's Spanner database is designed to operate seamlessly between data centers around the world, Continue reading…
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Tweetro says it's 'completely crippled' by Twitter's strict 100,000 user token limit

By Kimber Streams on November 11, 2012 01:18 pm + 121 comments

Tweetro has fallen victim to Twitter's strict new API policies that were announced earlier this Continue reading…
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News.me kills iOS apps in response to restrictive Twitter guidelines, shifts focus to Digg

By Chris Welch on October 24, 2012 04:41 pm + 16 comments

News.me's social news applications for iOS are no more. Until today, the app — formerly available Continue reading…
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Kindle Fire HD moves further from Google with Nokia-powered Maps tool (Updated)

By Adi Robertson on September 17, 2012 10:55 am + 84 comments

Apple isn't the only company to be moving away from Google Maps. Amazon has just released a Continue reading…
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As Twitter API v1.1 rolls out, controversial rules for developers start to take effect

By Sam Byford on September 6, 2012 02:25 am + 18 comments

Twitter has released v1.1 of its API and updated the "Developer Rules of the Road" document to Continue reading…
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4Chan releases API that could have 'huge performance implications'

By Andrew Webster on September 6, 2012 01:38 am + 33 comments

A little more than a month after revealing that it had reached one billion posts, 4Chan has Continue reading…
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Tweetbot for Mac public alpha closes due to new Twitter API rules

By Adi Robertson on August 27, 2012 04:39 pm + 74 comments

Tapbots has announced that it is closing the public alpha of Tweetbot for Mac, the Mac OS X port of Continue reading…
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Twitter takes on third-party developers with strict new rules

By Kimber Streams on August 23, 2012 05:10 pm

Twitter has released details of its long-hinted crackdown on third-party apps that mimic the Continue reading…
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This Is My Cam: a Flickr-linked showcase for your camera

By Louis Goddard on August 23, 2012 05:46 am + 9 comments

Flickr is a mine of camera data, showing detailed names and model numbers for virtually every photo Continue reading…