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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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'Letterpress' for iOS: Tweetie creator emerges from year of silence with addictive word game

By Ellis Hamburger on October 24, 2012 11:40 am + 67 comments

Almost one year ago Loren Brichter left Twitter, largely leaving the public eye "to figure out Continue reading…
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Twitter's 'favorite' button renamed 'star' for a few users, 'likes' coming as well?

By Dante D'Orazio on October 23, 2012 12:40 pm + 17 comments

Twitter's long-standing "favorite" button looks to be getting a bit of a refresh, as The Next Web h Continue reading…
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The New Yorker celebrates #twitterfiction, but does it do authors any good?

By Adi Robertson on October 22, 2012 03:01 pm + 6 comments

For every new medium, there are two kinds of artist: the A-list creators who experiment with their Continue reading…
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The parody Twitter account that got game designer Peter Molyneux back on track

By Louis Goddard on October 20, 2012 09:51 am + 28 comments

Wired has published an intriguing dual interview with legendary game designer Peter Molyneux and his Continue reading…
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Tweetbot for Mac: born to die, but far from dead on arrival

By Ellis Hamburger on October 18, 2012 12:18 pm + 134 comments

Just days after launching Netbot for iOS, a client for the new App.net social network, Tapbots is Continue reading…
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Xbox Facebook and Twitter apps removed from latest dashboard to encourage browser use

By Tom Warren on October 18, 2012 09:40 am + 133 comments

Microsoft has quietly removed its Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 in its latest Continue reading…
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Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account within Germany in response to police request

By Amar Toor on October 18, 2012 01:44 am + 93 comments

Twitter announced this week that it has censored a neo-Nazi account at the request of the German Continue reading…
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Twitter reportedly planning its own video hosting service

By Chris Welch on October 9, 2012 10:20 am + 6 comments

Twitter may soon be taking on hosting duties for videos uploaded by its users, according to A Continue reading…
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Twitter disruption caused by t.co domain phishing complaint

By Ben Kersey on October 9, 2012 05:41 am + 8 comments

Twitter’s URL shortening service, which replaces hyperlinks with its own t.co domain, suffered an Continue reading…