leocreoflipped into Hi-techPeriscope Twitter is shutting down its Periscope apps verified_publisherThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergTwitter has announced that it’ll be shutting down Periscope as a service, with the company set to discontinue the Periscope applications by March 2021. Twitter will, however, continue to offer live video...
R Benoitflipped into Apps / Services / SoftwarePeriscope Twitter shuts down live-streaming app Periscope verified_publisherAxios - Sara Fischer Twitter on Tuesday said its shutting down Periscope, the live-streaming app that it acquired in 2015 for $86 million. It's planning to remove the app …
Victor Moruzziflipped into 2020Twitter Twitter competitor Parler tops App Store for first time verified_publisherFOX Business - Chris CiacciaIn the wake of the presidential election, the social media app Parler topped Apple's App Store for the first time over the weekend. In an email to FOX Business, research firm Apptopia said downloads for...
archwizardflipped into Smart Mobile TechTwitter Twitter finally shuts down its abandoned prototype app twttr verified_publisherTechCrunch - Sarah PerezTwitter is shutting down its experimental app twttr, which the company had used publicly prototype new features back in 2019. The app was first introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2019,...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesBusiness Twitter acquires screen-sharing social app Squad verified_publisherTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyToday, Twitter announced that it is acquiring Squad and that the team from the screen-sharing social app will be joining Twitter’s ranks. Squad’s co-founders, CEO Esther Crawford and CTO Ethan Sutin, the...
archwizardflipped into Tech | Gear | InternetTwitter Twitter announces new API that opens more features to third-party apps - 9to5Mac verified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoThe last time Twitter made changes to its official API, third-party Twitter clients were largely affected with important features removed. However, the company announced today that some of these features...
Cassie Holleyflipped into AppsTwitter Twitter iOS App Now Lets All Users Limit Who Can Reply to Their Tweets [Update: Now Available] verified_publisherMacRumors - Tim HardwickTwitter has updated its official iOS app to allow all users to limit who can reply to their tweets. The company has been testing the "conversation participants" feature with select users since May, but...
Shane Leschasinflipped into APPLE UPROOTEDApps Twitter app update for iOS brings new Share Tweet menu with DM suggestions [U] - 9to5Mac verified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoTwitter has been testing a new Share Tweet menu with a small group of users since August, and now this redesigned menu is available for all Twitter users on iOS. The app provides easy access to your recent...
Auto World Magflipped into Tech WorldTwitter Twitter testing support for customizable app icons on iOS, new splash screen design - 9to5Mac verified_publisher9to5Mac - Chance MillerTwitter appears to be considering offering users additional choices for the Twitter app icon on iOS home screens. The company has sent a new survey to Twitter Insiders program members to gather feedback...
MacRumorsApps Twitter Testing Customizable App Icons and New Splash Screen verified_publisherMacRumors - Tim HardwickTwitter appears to be exploring the possibility of giving iOS users a choice of Twitter app icons to use on their Home Screen, based on a new survey sent out to members of its Twitter Insiders program....
Encode Entertainment flipped into Decode:TechTwitter Twitter starts testing private audio messages in its mobile app - 9to5Mac verified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoAs reported earlier this year, Twitter has been testing voice tweets on iOS for some time, but the feature is not yet available to everyone. While voice tweets will likely remain in beta for a while, is...