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Twitter update: New timeline feature

Twitter has always marketed itself as a platform designed to help users to stay up to date with the news. A 2015 study found that nearly 9 in 10 Twitter…

Instagram testing a new ‘quote tweet’-style feature

It’s been long-awaited, but the newest Instagram feature is finally here in the style of “quote tweeting”. Thanks to the new ‘see post’ tab, users can now share the public…

Twitteriffic for Mac has brand new features and updates

Just days after an announcement that Twitter is shutting down their official Twitter for Mac app, Twitterrific 5 has been released, with new profile details, a new design and more….

Twitter developing a ‘save for later’ feature to privately bookmark tweets

Just after the roll out of 280 character tweets late last month, Twitter is now reportedly working on a feature that will allow users to bookmark tweets for later. The…

Twitter doubling its character limit of tweets from 140 to 280

In what is expected to be a highly controversial reveal, Twitter has announced that they are doubling their character limit from the previous 140 to 280. At present, this is…

Siri and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson star in new ‘movie’ by Apple

Apple has partnered with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to star in a new movie with Siri, that has just gone live on Apple’s YouTube channel and on Apple.com today. The big…

Apple working on electric car batteries with Chinese Manufacturer, rumors suggest

A new rumor has emerged suggesting Apple is reportedly working with China’s biggest battery maker to make electric car batteries.  This report is somewhat surprising as Apple abandoned their plans…

DreamWorks founder Katzenberg’s search for a $2B investment for a new short-form TV network

Founder and former CEO of DreamWorks animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, is looking for a $2B investment in his new mobile-focused TV service.  Reports by Variety and CNBC suggest Katzenberg met with…

Premiere of Steve Jobs Opera to take place this Saturday

Two years after the opera centred around Steve Jobs’ life was announced, it finally debuts this weekend.  The high anticipated opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, will first be performed on an…

Amazon’s new ‘Anytime’ messaging App set to rival Apple Messages

Exciting new rumors suggest Amazon’s new messaging app, Anytime, will compete with Apple’s own and is ready to launch.  According to the report by AFTVnews, the app will encompass features…

How to avoid Game of Thrones Spoilers on Twitter

The highly anticipated 7th season of Game of Thrones is finally upon us.  If any show is renowned for spoilers its this one, but how exactly can you avoid finding out…

Wireless charging feature might not be ready for the iPhone 8’s release this fall

Blogger John Gruber tweeted on Friday that the long rumored wireless charging feature of the iPhone 8 might not be ready when the phone is released in the fall.  The…

Twitter eyes new 24/7 live video network

Twitter has announced plans to launch a 24/7 live video service. The social networking company, which posted better-than-expected earnings results this week, says it will launch a live video service…

Web’s inventor asks whether Twitter is “good for the planet”

The London-born computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with the original creation of the World Wide Web, has implied that Twitter should be held responsible for much “fake news”….

Twitter introduces stripped-down, web-based app Twitter Lite

Taking account of the world’s many mobile devices that are too technologically primitive to effectively run Twitter’s main apps, the micro-blogging site has just unveiled Twitter Lite. On its blog,…