Popular microblogging service Twitter revealed in a recent announcement that its Twitter for Windows 8 app has been released; and is now available from the Microsoft Windows Store.

The new sleek-in-appearance Twitter for Windows 8 app is exclusively customized for devices running Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows RT software. Barring the differences in the details, the design of the app is quite similar to the Twitter apps available for Windows Phone and Android platforms.

The Twitter for Windows 8 app boasts features that have specifically been created to allow the users to benefit from Windows 8 and Windows RT, especially the Live Tile which will facilitate the users in seeing notifications - such as a response to a tweet - from the Start screen; thereby allowing the users to stay updated on their Twitter happenings without having to fire up the browser.

With the recognizable Home, Connect, Discover, and Me tabs featuring along the left side, the Twitter for Windows 8 app also has a Share charm which simplifies sharing between different apps, and a Search charm for finding accounts and tweets via a hashtag search. In addition, there is horizontal swiping for viewing several photos.

In its description of the app, Twitter said: "Twitter for Windows 8 brings you all the design, features and functionality of Twitter combined with the fast and fluid technology of Windows 8."