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Get used to tweets from people you don’t follow in your Twitter timeline. It’s an official feature.

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by on August 19, 2014 at 10:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter recently began adding tweets to your timeline that have been favorited by people you follow. The decision has been a controversial one, but it looks like it’s here to stay. Twitter has now formally changed its definition of your home timeline to note that it will add in content that it thinks you’ll want to see. Previously, Twitter had this definition on it’s “What’s a Twitter timeline?” page: What’s in your home timeline: When you sign in to Twitter, you’ll land on your home timeline. Your home timeline displays a stream of Tweets from accounts you have chosen to…

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Get used to tweets from people you don’t follow in your Twitter timeline. It’s an official feature.

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 10:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

twitter

Twitter recently began adding tweets to your timeline that have been favorited by people you follow. The decision has been a controversial one, but it looks like it’s here to stay. Twitter has now formally changed its definition of your home timeline to note that it will add in content that it thinks you’ll want to see. Previously, Twitter had this definition on it’s “What’s a Twitter timeline?” page: What’s in your home timeline: When you sign in to Twitter, you’ll land on your home timeline. Your home timeline displays a stream of Tweets from accounts you have chosen to…

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HTC One with Windows Phone is only a Verizon launch exclusive, coming to more carriers ‘later this year’

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by on August 19, 2014 at 9:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

HTC today launched the HTC One (M8) for Windows, priced at $99 with a 2-year contract on Verizon. Thankfully, the device won’t stay limited to the carrier for long, as the Taiwanese company plans to bring it to other providers soon, TNW has confirmed. “Verizon is our exclusive launch partner,” Jason Mackenzie, President of HTC Americas, told me. “But our goal is to ultimately extend this product to even more customers later this year.” This is good news for those interested in a high-end smartphone that runs Windows Phone, but aren’t enthralled by Microsoft-Nokia’s offerings. While the list of Windows…

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HTC One with Windows Phone is only a Verizon launch exclusive, coming to more carriers ‘later this year’

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 9:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

HTC today launched the HTC One (M8) for Windows, priced at $99 with a 2-year contract on Verizon. Thankfully, the device won’t stay limited to the carrier for long, as the Taiwanese company plans to bring it to other providers soon, TNW has confirmed. “Verizon is our exclusive launch partner,” Jason Mackenzie, President of HTC Americas, told me. “But our goal is to ultimately extend this product to even more customers later this year.” This is good news for those interested in a high-end smartphone that runs Windows Phone, but aren’t enthralled by Microsoft-Nokia’s offerings. While the list of Windows…

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Sprint announces $240 nearly bezel-free 5-inch Aquos Crystal

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by on August 19, 2014 at 8:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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Sprint on Tuesday announced its latest smartphone, the nearly bezel-free Sharp Aquos Crystal. The Aquos Crystal features a 5-inch edge-to-edge 720p display, 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage packed in a 10mm-thick body. The model will run on Android KitKat 4.4.2, and is equipped with Harman Kardon speakers, an 8MP rear camera and a 1.2MP selfie cam. The Aquos Crystal comes in black or white, and will be available via Sprint’s Easy Pay program for $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $10. Virgin Mobile customers can also get their hands on a white version of the Crystal for $150, while the…

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