On June 6, The Washington Post revealed that, according to leaked documentation it was given, nine major companies are feeding the NSA data via direct access to their servers, something called the PRISM project. Within hours, nearly all the companies had denied the claims, and it has ignited an Internet storm. The disconnection between The
Windows Phone users may be recovering from their Jetpack Joyride ecstasy yesterday, but Twitter is giving its official app some much-needed love today. The latest update, which came down the pipeline this morning, adds such enhancements as lens app integration and the ever-popular photo filter feature complete with eight options to choose from. But that’s not all, our WP8-loving friends: you can now also view Vine videos directly within tweets, save tweeted images directly to your phone and refresh lists on-demand. Considering it’s been a few months since the last update, this is a solid improvement over the last version.
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Source: Windows Phone Store, Windows Phone Blog
If you’re an avid user of Tweetdeck, we hope you’re also okay feeling the brisk winds of change. The browser-based app, as well as the version on Chrome, has been updated with a fresh and clean user interface. The new design moves all of your options, settings and other buttons to one simple navigation bar on the left side of the app. The sidebar can be expanded to reveal more information about each icon, though most of what you see there will also appear if you simply hover your cursor above the associated symbol. The new interface also adds improvements to lists and settings as well.
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Source: Tweetdeck
This afternoon Twitter has reported site issues in a very, very general way for the masses. This status update comes courtesy of Twitter’s Tumblr page, as it were, a publication whose engine is now owned by Yahoo. Twitter’s status appears at the moment to be affecting both mobile and web browser-based Twitter accounts.
The Twitter issue at hand appears to have been in effect for a bit under an hour at this point here at 4PM CST, with Twitter official only assuring the public that their engineers are currently working to resolve the issue. This update appeared a little over 30 minutes after the issue started to appear in social networks both inside and out of Twitter.
For those of you still having Twitter issues, there’s always support groups inside Google+ and Facebook. That said, Twitter is already appearing to start sending Tweets and appear both in and out of mobile web browsers for multiple operating systems, from our end. Reports continue to flow from both sides of the miniblog.
Let us know if you’re having site issues and we’ll let you know when Twitter gives the go-ahead. Until then: courage!
SOURCE: Twitter
Twitter is down with “site issues”, it’s not just you is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Yes, we know. We’re seeing the robot with the broken hand, too. Just think of this as a little extra time to craft that perfect @ reply. Twitter acknowledged that some users are having issues with the site at the moment, but promised that it’s got its best people on the job. That little ‘bot should have its limb reattached in no time, kids.
Update: After roughly 25 minutes of downtime, Twitter’s back online.
Source: Twitter Status
This morning the folks at Verizon made the HTC One official for their 4G LTE network in the United States, ending weeks of rumors and tips aimed at the point. This device will work with the same specifications as it had on other carriers in the United States and internationally, carrying the HTC One hero name as it does so. At the moment, Verizon has only specified that the HTC One will be coming later this summer.
This announcement by version has been made in an unceremoniously small manner. While earlier this year it’d been made clear that Verizon’s release of the HTC One would be “a big deal”, here it would appear that it’s been given the silent move treatment. Regardless, this version of the HTC One will be delivered with essentially the same treatment as it’s been given with AT&T, here ushered in with Verizon apps and microSIM connectivity to Verizon’s network.
The Verizon HTC One saw Bluetooth certification this morning as well, all but promising it for the carrier in the process. Now we’ve only to see when the HTC One launches with the largest mobile network in the USA and if it’ll beat the release of the HTC One Google Edition revealed at the end of last month. The HTC One with “Nexus user experience” will be appearing on the 22nd of June.
An important point of distinction with this release is the fact that this machine will be called the HTC One, not any iteration of Verizon’s “DROID” line. This machine will not replace the DROID DNA with Verizon, nor will it knock out any other HTC device currently in Verizon’s lineup (not directly, anyway). This is a big marker in the history of HTC with Verizon as their inclusion in the DROID line has, up until today, been a bit of a staple.
Stay tuned as the HTC One gets detailed in full from Verizon as they push past the initial Twitter announcement. This device will quite likely be launched in a 32GB iteration in silver, though a red version of the device is not yet out of the question.
Verizon HTC One official: coming “later this summer” is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning the Twitter-friendly 6-second-clip app known as Vine was launched for Android, but not without its own tiny share of summoning sickness. When pushed, this app first saw the inability to be installed on a variety of smartphones and tablets, this causing a miniature outcry on Twitter from those without iOS devices who’d been waiting for weeks to see this app come to Android.
Users who’ve not yet been able to access the app should take comfort in knowing that they’re not alone. Though support groups were jokingly planned by publications such as Android Community, the back-end problem seems to have been resolved here in the afternoon. Vine for Android is – for most users who’d previously reported problems to SlashGear – ready to be downloaded and installed for all Android devices.
If you are amongst the few who still see the message shown above, please feel free to let us know: “Oops, we could not determine if this item is compatible with your device. Please try again later.” The app can indeed be installed on most – if not all – Android devices that’ve been released in the past several years. If you’ve got a new smartphone or tablet and Vine doesn’t work, there’s something odd going on.
Vine has been promised by its developers to be receiving frequent updates now that it’s official for Android, especially in the face of the Apple device-tied version of the app’s relative success. Vine’s Android iteration does without front-facing camera support, search, mentions, hashtags, and the ability to share to Facebook for now, but the developers responsible for the project have promised each in the near future.
Vine for Android sees initial launch hiccup is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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