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As the world of technology gets more and more mainstream, and some of us ponder how the story of startups and tech is namely one of scale and fast growth, the folks at Twitter Counter have been in touch to alert us to yet another milestone: Twitter’s very close to having its first user reach Continue Reading →

According to Twitter, the Monday Night Football game last night caused quite a stir in the Twitterverse. One player in particular caused a fuss with his very angry tweets about the replacement refs in the NFL. Over 1M total tweets were generated during the last play, which is pretty amazing. I’m sure a few of Continue Reading →

The Green Bay Packers just lost a Monday Night football game to the Seattle Seahawks on perhaps the most ridiculous last-second ending in NFL history, and here’s how Packers guard T.J. Lang feels about it (via his Twitter account): “Got f***ed by the refs.. Embarrassing. Thanks nfl” and “F*** it NFL.. Fine me and use Continue Reading →

Yes, Apple Maps redirect to Google Maps on desktop, Android and any non-iOS 6 phones when you share your location. Womp. Obviously this is happening because there’s no hub for Apple Maps on the web, but still, the absurdity of this loop is exemplary of how ill-thought out this whole Maps switch was. Like you Continue Reading →

Well, that was fast. Grant Paul, a San Francisco-based software hacker and open-source enthusiast, claims to have jailbroken Apple’s latest iPhone not 24 hours after its release, according to pictures published on his Twitter feed. “I started working on it the day before the iPhone 5 was released, and I had my iPhone 4S jailbroken Continue Reading →

Maybe you tweet mostly about lunch, or other seemingly inane things, but your Twitter stream forms something of a journal for most users. It is a micro-blog, after all. Now, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is saying you’ll be able to download all your past tweets by the end of the year. For the moment you Continue Reading →

Upgrading to iOS 6? Be careful about leaving your locked iPhone unattended unless you change some settings. Otherwise an unscrupulous stranger could order Siri to send tweets and Facebook posts from your account that you didn’t make — even if your phone is locked. Apple has added the ability for Siri to interact with Twitter Continue Reading →

The SMS protocol on iOS has had an issue wherein you’re able to manipulate the little-used “Reply To” field in a text message to make it look like it was coming from anyone you wanted it to. But with the proper release of iOS 6 the days of pulling that stunt on an iPhone are Continue Reading →

ESPN debuted a web app called the SportsCenter Feed on Wednesday, and the tool bears a striking resemblance to the service where many sports fans consume news and information these days: Twitter. Instead of presenting ESPN.com visitors with the traditional format of splashy images and a small handful of clickable headlines, the SportsCenter Feed offers Continue Reading →

Have you experimented with your new Twitter profile yet? The company rolled out a set of design updates Tuesday — most specifically, a brand new header image. Users can upload a long horizontal image — or “header” — that resembles the cover photo concept currently used on Facebook and Google+. Only, existing profile avatars are Continue Reading →