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How to turn off Twitter's 'best Tweets first' algorithm
Once upon a time, Twitter worked in the following way: Someone posted a tweet. Then someone else would tweet. Then you would see these tweets in your timeline, in the order they were sent. And because...
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Twitter for BlackBerry 10 updated to fix image display issues
Still using Twitter for BlackBerry? If so, you might have noticed the app having some issues with displaying images in your timeline and the loading of images when a link is followed but no matter. A...
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Twitter CEO says its 140-character limit for posts is 'staying'
Twitter will be sticking with its infamous 140-character limit on public posts. The company's CEO, Jack Dorsey, when asked in an interview if the limit was staying or if it will change, answered, "It's...
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Twitter makes images more accessible for visually impaired people
Twitter has announced a change for its Android and iOS apps that will make photos more accessible to people who are visually impaired. People who add photos to their tweets will soon be able to add...
View ArticleTwitter now allows you to report harassment with multiple tweets at a time
Twitter is adding another improvement for people who want to report harassing messages on their social network. The company is rolling out a feature that will allow users to send multiple tweets in one...
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Twitter could soon stop counting links and photos against your character limit
Twitter will reportedly stop counting links and photos as part of the 140-character limit for tweets, giving people a little more room to express themselves. Both links and photos currently take up a...
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Twitter will roll out exceptions to 140-character post limit in the coming...
Twitter has announced that it will add a number of exceptions to the social network's strict 140-character post limit in the coming months.The list of exceptions will include:Replies: When replying to...
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Twitter acknowledges major leak of usernames and passwords
Twitter has acknowledged that "numerous" usernames and passwords seems to have been leaked. The company says that while it is confident that its own servers haven't been breached, it would appear that...
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Twitter streamlines application process for verified accounts
Twitter is making it a bit easier for users to apply for "Verified" status — signified by a blue badge icon usually reserved for public figures. What was previously somewhat of a convoluted process has...
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Latest Blaq update brings rendering support for extended tweets
If you've been using Blaq as your Twitter client on BlackBerry 10, you will want to fire up BlackBerry World and get the latest build downloaded if you haven't already. Although it's just a small...
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Twitter still won't give you an edit button but they're testing a new 280...
For some Twitter users, 140 characters just is not enough to get out what you need to say. Twitter has now recognized that and has begun testing a new 280 character limit within a small group, so you...
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Twitter officially expanding character count to 280 starting today!
After rolling a short testing phase that began near the end of September, Twitter has now decided to officially start expanding their character count to 280 to all accounts where language cramming has...
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Blaq for BlackBerry 10 updated to include support for 280 characters
With BlackBerry World being a bit shall we say unstable lately, it seems as though we missed mentioning one important update to the popular BlackBerry 10 Twitter client, Blaq. The latest update for...
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Twitter introduces Bookmarks as an easier way to save and share Tweets
Although it was initially introduced as 'Save For Later' back in October, Twitter today has announced the full rollout of a new Bookmarks feature that allows Twitter users to privately save Tweets for...
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Twitter suggests changing your password after internal bug left passwords...
If you're a Twitter user, you'll want to strongly consider changing your password. As posted on the Twitter blog, the company has now revealed an internal bug caused passwords to be stored unencrypted....
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BlackBerry Hub+ Services update fixes Twitter login issues
Although the issue may not have affected many people, BlackBerry has now pushed a new beta update for the BlackBerry Hub+ Services app to fix a small bug that was preventing new Hub users or those...
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Twitter launches new bottom navigation bar on Twitter for Android
Twitter has now announced they're launching a new bottom navigation bar on Twitter for Android, which aims to help you navigate through tabs in the app easier. It's a nice change to see, but it's not...
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Twitter for Android can now show your timeline in chronological order
As it always should haveBack in 2016, Twitter decided to switch to a new algorithm that no one really asked for. The change meant you would often see tweets that were days old or from people you didn't...
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BlackBerry files patent infringement suit against Twitter
Following their legal battles with Facebook and Snapchat, BlackBerry has now filed a patent infringement suit against Twitter claiming Twitter's app improperly uses BlackBerry's mobile messaging...
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Five steps you should take to protect your data privacy
These days, privacy is a topic that's on just about everyone's radar. Constant data breaches and privacy violations, new legislation and regulations, social media scandal after social media scandal....
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