Posts with tag Twitter

Twitter for Android gets a makeover

Twitter has refreshed its Android app that now sports Material Design. “Every day, millions of people are using Twitter for Android to share, explore, and connect with what’s happening live. Today, we’re introducing a new look and feel for Twitter for Android — a redesigned app that aligns with the best of Android,” the company…

Instagram adds new features for iOS users and changes the order of the news feed

Instagram released 8.2 update, bringing the feature to post directly to the app from Photos or other apps on iOS. The Share menu, which has long been available for posting on Facebook, Slack, Twitter and other apps without opening them, is now available also for Instagram. Choosing a photo you want to share on Instagram…

World’s major IT companies agree to new EU regulations on hate speech

The world’s major IT companies, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft together with the EU Commission introduced the new regulations aimed at curbing the spread of hate speech in Europe. The companies that committed to the regulations thus undertake to work on internal procedures and train staff so that the majority of flagged comments could…

Twitter adds Spotify support to its audio cards

Popular social network Twitter has added support of Spotify to the music services, which can be integrated into the network’s audio cards. Twitter first launched its audio cards in 2014. They contain tracks that can be played on Twitter from such streaming services as Apple iTunes, SoundCloud and now Spotify. You can now listen to…

Twitter will remove links and photos in 140-character limit

Users have long complained about links and photos being included in the Twitter’s 140-character limit. Recently, however, it has been reported that the service may no longer count the photos and links in this restriction, which will essentially allow people to write more on their tweets. Currently, the links are shortened to 23 characters and…

Twitter improves search with Connect

Twitter is trying improve your experience of searching new friends on the app. “Finding new accounts to follow used to require jumping through a few hoops and a dash of luck,” according to Twitter. The company today introduced a new update with Connect tab in place of the ‘Who to follow’ option in an attempt…

WHATSAPP ADDS LINK PREVIEWS

WHATSAPP ADDS LINK PREVIEWS

Most likely, our readers have already got the trend: WhatsApp updates for as long as it can and is yearning for changes for users and for itself. However, one question remains: are those updates always easy to follow? In most cases, they are not. Which is understandable – it’s hard to add something new on…

SLACK GAVE ITS USERS A GOOD REASON TO PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON

SLACK GAVE ITS USERS A GOOD REASON TO PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON

Messaging apps attract more and more users with every new day, which is no surprise: people have become so accustomed to instant messaging apps that they can’t imagine their lives without the possibility to stay in touch with their friends 24/7. However, when you can’t make that all-important connection — well, user reactions can be…

SHARE CONTENT EASILY WITH NEW SKYPE BUTTON

SHARE CONTENT EASILY WITH NEW SKYPE BUTTON

Microsoft keeps presenting its users with updates. Skype messenger alone has recently introduced quite a few new features, so the constant Skype users have not been able to catch up with such a high rate of upgrading. Moji with popular movie and TV show characters, new filters, the opportunity to communicate directly from Office 2016…

PAVEL DUROV APOLOGIZES TO IRAN USERS

PAVEL DUROV APOLOGIZES TO IRAN USERS

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of Russian Telegram app apologized for his earlier statement. In his official Telegram channel, Pavel Durov denied his earlier statement about Telegram being blocked by the Iranian authorities. Previously he said that he had made those conclusions because the country’s population was unable to access the messaging app. However,…