Twitter Lite app launches in 24 more countries

Twitter Lite, the space-saving version of Twitter's main app, is ready for prime time after about two months of ground testing in the Philippines.

The social network announced on Friday it's releasing Twitter Lite to Android's Google Play store in 24 countries, mostly in emerging markets across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.

The app is meant to take up a tiny bit of space on phones, at about 3MB, and — importantly for places with patchy coverage — support offline usage via caching. Read more...