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X iOS App Now Available, Twitter Logo Terminated

After transitioning the Twitter Android app to X, the iOS version which was in App Store review, has now been complete. The new X update for the old Twitter app is now live, marking the end of the latter’s iconic bird icon. Version 9.68 of the X iOS app reads the same boilerplate changelog message...

X Monthly Users Hit New High of 541 Million

X, formerly known as Twitter, has reached a new high in monthly users, according to owner Elon Musk. The news was shared moments ago on Friday morning by Musk, attaching a screenshot of a user chart noting 541,562,214 monthly users for 2023. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1684978651857596429 Musk said the chart is “1/1 to yesterday”, meaning the data is...

Twitter Rebrand Seizes @x Account from Photographer

Elon Musk has taken over the '@x' Twitter handle as part of the social network's ongoing rebranding. The previous owner of the handle, San Francisco-based photographer Gene X Hwang, was left in the lurch when his account was abruptly taken over by the company. Hwang, who had registered the '@x' account back in 2007, stated...

Twitter Blue Users Can Now Download Videos on iOS

Twitter Blue (…err…X Blue?) subscribers on X can now download certain videos on the platform, starting first on iOS. X updated its website today to note that you can now “download videos on Twitter Blue”, starting on July 25, 2023, as spotted by Aaron @aaronp613. According to the social network, the feature is launching first...

Here is the Origin Story of the New X Logo for Twitter

Twitter is now X, and branding has shifted for the company on the web and for employees associated with the social network. Alex Tourville (@ajtourville) took to Twitter to share the intriguing backstory of the distinctive '𝕏' logo, recently adopted by Elon Musk. Alex provided a detailed account of how the unique character came to...

X.com Now Redirects to Twitter, Rebrand Goes Live Today: Musk

Following up on the news last night that the Twitter brand was set to ‘say goodbye’, owner Elon Musk provided an update on Sunday about the future of what’s next. According to Musk just moments ago, the X.com domain now redirects to twitter.com. "Interim X logo goes live later today,” said Musk. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1683171310388535296 It’s unclear...

Say Goodbye to the Twitter Brand ‘Soon’ Says Elon Musk

The transformation of Twitter owned by Elon Musk is set to reach its peak soon, when the company’s brand will disappear along with “all the birds." That’s according to Musk on Saturday night, saying, "And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds." https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682964919325724673?s=61&t=mFWohpbp_wsIX7D0B2CfRQ Musk followed up to say,...

Instagram’s Threads Adds Rate Limits, Copying Twitter

Following Twitter's recent move to set rate limits, Instagram's Threads has also declared its plans to implement similar restrictions due to a surge in spam attacks. Earlier this month, Twitter had imposed new limits on the number of tweets users could access due to an extended outage. Musk had explained that Twitter was experiencing "extreme...