Twitter for Android updates, adds performance and security fixes, swipe shortcuts and more
The official Twitter app for Android has today received another update, bringing it up to version 3.1.1. The latest iteration includes the usual security enhancements, bug fixes and performance improvements, particularly for Android 4.0 users. One particularly welcome change will be the increase in scrolling performance, an area in which the official app has traditionally [...]
Twitter for iPhone update brings back swipe, copy and paste shortcuts
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Twitter updated its iOS app with long overdue usability enhancements and a host of little improvements and bug fixes. Twitter for iOS version 4.1, a free download from the App Store, brought back the handy swipe shortcut. Just swipe a tweet in your home timeline to reply, retweet, favorite or share it, [...]
Microsoft takes a big swipe at Google Apps
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Because … well, it must really see Google Apps as a threat to its Office business.
Google's stock was up 1.11 percent at mid-day at 611.36. Microsoft was up 0.16 percent at 31.30.
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ScottEVest Releases The Transforming Transformer Jacket
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View Google Image results in a new carousel
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Home: The Home section [...]
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