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Twitter 4.3 for iOS and Android brings expanded tweets and more
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Social Networking, App Updates, Free Apps,
Today Twitter for iPhone 4.3 was released on the App Store, a major update to the official Twitter client that brings with it the ability to view enhanced and expended tweets right in the app. Here's a rundown of the features:
- Expanded Tweets -- when you view Tweet details containing links to partner websites, you can now see content previews, view images, play videos, and more (rolling out gradually)
- Enhanced experience around selected events with the bets Tweets and photos from those involved
- Push notifications for Tweets -- choose to receive notifications from people you follow any time they tweet or retweet
- Ambient notifications -- enables you to see brief non-interruptive notifications in the status bar while you're using the app
- Improvements to search autocomplete for users
- Discover -- now indicates when new stories are available for you to view
- Tappable avatars take you directly to user profiles
- Performance improvements
- Support for password entry in app when experiencing authentication issues
- Support for the Hungarian language
- Icon (image at right) features the new Twitter bird!
You can download the new Twitter for iPhone and iPad now, completely free.
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Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth to a Daughter
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Celebrity Babies,
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The 33-year-old star and her partner Scott Disick welcomed their second child, a girl they have named Penelope Scotland Disick, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center yesterday, and she is now "resting" with her family.
"Scott and I look forward to welcoming you very much, our little angel Penelope Scotland Disick. We are blessed. Mommy and baby are resting comfortably," Kourtney said in a statement.
Her mother Kris Jenner has confirmed she had a natural birth and has revealed Penelope has a resemblance to her older brother Mason, two: "It was a great. She had an easy delivery. Penelope is so cute. She looks just like Mason. She's so beautiful. We are so happy."
Kim Kardashian also tweeted her joy at having a niece. "Welcome to the world Penelope Scotland Disick!!!! (sic)" she wrote.
Kate Moss Saves George Michael in New Video
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music Videos, Pop,
Kate Moss plays George Michael's "savior" in his new music video.
The British supermodel has a cameo role in the film which accompanies his forthcoming single "White Light" - which the "Careless Whisper" star wrote following his battle with pneumonia last year - and the singer has teased details of her appearance in the clip.
"By the way, in the video, a certain supermodel (our Kate) saves my life. We shot two endings, one with the heimlich menouvre...and one where she gives me full on CPR. Mouth to mouth. Not really:} But honestly, she is my saviour, on film at least! (sic)" he wrote on Twitter.
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Taylor Swift Linked With Patrick Schwarzenegger
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Hook-ups, Rumors,
The 22-year-old singer - who has previously dated John Mayer, Joe Jonas and Jake Gyllenhaal - was spotted in Massachusetts with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 18, taking a walk together on the beach.
Though it is unconfirmed whether they are dating, gossip website TMZ reports they seemed very comfortable in one another's company and laughed a lot as they chatted. Patrick - who, along with Taylor, was also seen with members of the Kennedy family - later took to his Twitter page to reveal he had had an "amazing" holiday. "Had such an amazing day. Best 4th of July I could ask for. Hope everyone had a great day! (sic)" he wrote.
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50 Cent is Giving His New Album Away For Free
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap,
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The "In Da Club" rapper plans to celebrate his 37th birthday on Friday by offering fans the chance to download his latest musical project 5 (Murder by Numbers) for free.
Fifty - real name Curtis Jackson - shared the news via a series of Tweets, Writing, "I'm listening to album 5 this joint banging. I'm giving it away as a birthday present to my self cool right? You can't buy album 5 it's FREE street king immortal will be for sale. My official Interscope album is called STREET KING IMMORTAL due out in nov (sic)"
The album is his first since 2009's popular Before I Self Destruct and has taken a long time to complete, due to disputes with his label Interscope Records. The hip-hop star's next official Interscope album, Street King Immortal, has finally been scheduled for release in November after being delayed since 2011, which 50 has previously blamed his record company for, accusing them of "moving in slow motion," on the project.
Matthew McConaughey Expecting His Third Child
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Pregnancies,
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves are expecting their third child together.
The Magic Mike star and his model wife announced there would be a further addition to the family via his Twitter page today. "Happy birthday America, more good news, Camila and I are expecting our 3rd child, God bless, just keep livin," he wrote.
Matthew and Camila married only one month ago at their home in Texas, United States.
The 42-year-old actor's 29-year-old spouse tweeted the same message just 20 minutes before her partner did.
The couple are already parents to two-year-old daughter Vida, and almost-four-year-old son Levi. When asked on their wedding weekend about their dreams for the future, the couple told People, "More of the same -- and more family!"
Rihanna Pulls Out of Rock in Rio
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Concerts / Tours, Pop, R&B / Soul,
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The "We Found Love" hitmaker was due to perform at the event in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, but cancelled her headline appearance following the death of her beloved grandmother, Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite, at the weekend.
Organizers of the festival have confirmed they are trying to book a replacement for the grieving star but are also offering fans refunds. Her performance at this weekend's Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park is still scheduled to go ahead.
Following the death of her grandmother, Rihanna - who went ahead with a performance in Sweden after hearing the news - paid tribute to her relative on Twitter. "Goodbye grangranDolly get your beauty rest until I see you. grangranDolly that is all," she wrote. The "Where Have You Been" hitmaker then posted a series of pictures of her grandmother and herself on the site. One image showed "Dolly" wearing a baseball cap, while another, a black and white photo, revealed a touching scene of the pop superstar holding her relative's hands.
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Ricky Gervais Wouldn’t Host the Oscars
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Awards, Celebrity Gossip,
The British comic has hosted the Golden Globe awards for the last three years - grabbing many headlines with his outrageous jokes and jibes at the celebrity audience - and though he enjoyed the experience, he won't preside over the ceremony again, nor would he front the even more prestigious Academy Awards as it is a "thankless task."
"Would I present the Globes again? No, I've done it three times now. I enjoyed it more each time but that's it. The Oscars? No, that's a really thankless task. The good thing about the Globes is they let me do what I wanted," he said.
Despite sometimes being the subject of criticism and insults via his Twitter page, Ricky insists he never gets offended by it.
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Kourtney Kardashian Horrified by Water Birth
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies,
The reality TV star had originally planned on using the delivery method when she gives birth to her second child but after recently attending a friend's water birth, she was shocked at how "brutally painful" it looked, according to TMZ.com.
Kourtney has now decided against using the technique and has instead decided to check into a birthing suite at Cedars-Sinai hospital.
"Witnessed a water birth last night with @KhloeKardashian. What an experience! All I can say is WOW! (sic)" a diplomatic Kourtney wrote on Twitter after the birth.
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Blur to Debut New Tracks Over Twitter
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Pop,
The "Parklife" hitmakers - who will perform at an Olympic Games closing show in London's Hyde Park on August 12 - will premiere two new songs, "Under The Westway" and "The Puritan," next Monday via a live video stream on the social media platform.
"I wrote these songs for Hyde Park and I'm really excited about getting out there and playing them for people," singer Damon Albarn said.
The band - which includes Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree - will be filmed live from a secret UK location. The first song will be broadcast globally on Twitter.com/blurofficial at 6.15pm with an exclusive band interview, followed by the second track at 7:15pm.
"People all over the world are connecting with the musicians they love on Twitter. Blur are taking this idea even further by debuting two new songs through a live stream and having a direct conversation with their fans on the platform," explained Tony Wang, Twitter's UK General Manager.
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