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Twitter today announced the release of an update for Windows 8 and Windows RT, bringing support for multiple accounts, lists, Start screen pinning and native sign-up along with fixing bugs. The app is available for download via Windows Store. Now if you wish to add a new account, all you have to do is to swipe from either the top or bottom to bring up the app commands and click on the people icon which will be at the top right. There you will see the “plus” button, which allows you to add additional accounts. You will also notice...

According to the latest figures from Strategy Analytics, Android smartphone shipments up to 79.5% in second quarter 2013 while iOS down 13.6%. The figures revealed that Google’s Android mobile operating system platform reaches a whole new height while iOS staggering in between and Microsoft trying its best to strong its position with currently standing at third place. Further, the global smartphone shipments reached 229.6 million units in Q2 2013, up 46.7 percent from 156.5 million in Q2 2012. Linda Sui, Analyst at Strategy Analytics,...

With just hours away from Google’s Moto X launch event today, Motorola Connect extension has showed up in the Chrome Web Store, offering a sneak peak on what it will appear as and what’s its functionality on offer. The extension – spotted by Android Police – lets device owners the ability to read text messages and review incoming calls via Chromebook or the Chrome browser. From the extension description: Motorola Connect allows you to see text messages and calls coming into your Connect enabled phone on your computer’s Chrome...

According to the latest market share data released by Net Applications, Windows 8 now up to 5.40 percent market share. The research firm shows that Windows 8 gained 0.30 percentage points; from 5.10 percent to 5.40 percent while Windows 7 gained 0.12 percentage points; from 44.37 percent to 44.49 percent. Windows Visa saw a drop down in market share with declined 0.38 percentage points; from 4.61 percent to 4.24 percent, while Windows XP gained 0.02 percentage points; from 37.17 percent to 37.19 percent. The data shared by Net Application...

Microsoft today announced the release of Office Mobile on Android, letting users access, view and edit files created originally in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint although the app requires an active Office 365 subscription. The app also supports device syncing as well as serving up a list of recently viewed documents connected to the user’s Office 365 account. You can download the app directly via Google Play Store. Here is the full features list of the app: Cloud – With your phone, you can access Office documents that are stored...

Google today launched a new community website name as Views for contributing Android’s photo spheres to Google Maps. To start with if you are having Android 4.2 and above installed, then you will be having photo sphere camera already with you which allows you to snap photos in any direction you like. Once done, group them together into a 360-degree panoramas view which dubbed by Google as “photo spheres.” In order to start, you need to sign first into the Views site by your Google+ profile. On click with the blue camera button on...

Microsoft today released the Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview with Start Screen Control, AppLocker, Side-Locking and more. The Enterprise Preview is available for download directly view TechNet. The second update the company confirmed that the Windows 8.1 lifecycle support policy will remain same as that for Windows 8. The new features in the Windows 8.1 Enterprise preview build are (below) while here’s the full list of business-focused features Microsoft officials have said will be coming in Windows 8.1. Windows To Go creator Start...

While all other services plans to have Windows 8 support, but it seems that Instagram trying to pulling its hand behind it. As one of popular unofficial Windows Phone Instagram app which supports viewing and uploading of Instagram photos, now appears to be seemed blocking users on using the service. The developer Daniel Gary who known well behind Instance claims says that the service is deleting images once they are uploaded using the third-party Instance Windows Phone app. “Evidently Instagram has little spies that watch every @WindowsPhone...

With just less than 24 hours Google unveiled Android 4.3, Sony named the device which will get the mobile operating system updation. The company via its Sony Mobile’s website has confirmed that the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra will get Android 4.3, while dates not being shared which tells when actual the devices will get Android 4.3 exactly. The company also shared that the devices which are still running on Android 4.1 version will get a direct upgrade to Android 4.3 version. So, what...

Microsoft today unveiled the developer preview of Internet Explorer 11 with updated F12 tools and Modern.IR site for all those who are having their devices running company’s Windows 7 operating system. The IE11 developer preview comes along with improved browser performance along with revamped F12 dev tools. The IE11 Developer Preview is available in Arabic, English (US), Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish while if in case...