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Carbon for Twitter finally runs into the token wall

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 8 Jan 2014 8:58 pm

Well, it's finally happening. Carbon for Twitter, long one of our favorite Android Twitter apps, is finally running up against the token limit Twitter implemented some time ago. Developer M.Saleh Esmaeili dropped the bad news on Google+, meaning the app won't be able to accept new users once the last token is used up. That's the same issue just about every major third-party Twitter app has run...

Carbon for Twitter goes easy on our eyes with new font options

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Jan 2014 10:19 am

Carbon for Twitter, which earlier this week got a long-awaited overhaul, has tweaked things yet again today and addressed one of our chief complaints. Switching to the Roboto font certainly kept things more HOLOYOLO, but not all variants of Roboto are easy on the eyes. To that end, there are now three options — Roboto condenced, regular and light. Good options to have, and a good response by...

Carbon for Twitter turns v2 with grand redesign [#C2PointOh]

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 Dec 2013 12:59 am

New look, new features highlight a hefty update to one of our favorite third-party Twitter apps At long last, Carbon for Twitter — long one of our favorite third-party Twitter clients — has been updated to version 2.0 with a major redesign and a host of new or revamped features. We've always had a soft spot in our dark little hearts for Carbon, having used it on webOS back in the day, and then...

Carbon for Android getting long-awaited features, fixes in v1.2.0

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 13 Jul 2013 11:37 am

The world of third-party Twitter apps is anything but certain these days, so it's good to see one of the more popular apps getting a major update. Carbon, which has been mostly stagnant for some six months, is getting a pretty major update in version 1.2.0. Included in the update is a new widget, in-app browsing and support for Vine and Youtube directly within the app. Plus there are new styles...

Two more casualities of Twitter's power play

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Mar 2013 9:14 am

TweakDeck dies alongside its master; tablet app from Carbon developer won't be released We've got a couple more deaths to report in Twitter's ongoing war against anything third-party. MoDaCo's Paul O'Brien has dropped the news that we all knew was coming -- in the wake of TweetDeck's depreciation, his customized "TweakDeck" will also bite the big one. Writes O'Brien: So how does this affect...

Carbon for Android (the Twitter app) now available

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Feb 2013 2:35 pm

Carbon is for Android smartphones only, separate tablet app in the works After more than a year in the works and a couple of false starts, Carbon for Android -- the Twitter app -- is finally available on Google Play. Everything we showed you a week ago in our exclusive preview still stands. The scrolling is the gold standard for any other application. The animations are as subtle as they are...

Third Carbon backup beta drops with Google Play release imminent

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 24 Jan 2013 9:23 am

A third (and probably final) beta release of Koush's Carbon backup app was let loose this morning, adding support for the Box cloud service, notifications, a cancel option and other features and fixes. Also new is a accompanying Windows desktop app that will let you backup and restore an unrooted device. Koush, in his Google+ post, says the beta should stop working on Jan. 30, by which time we...

Second Carbon backup beta brings Dropbox support

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 18 Jan 2013 10:32 am

Let us turn now to the other Carbon app for Android (no, not that one -- this one), which today has seen its second beta release. This Carbon serves as a way to back up your app and, perhaps more important your app data, and move both between devices. This second beta brings Dropbox support, gives more control over what you can back up (more apps at once, or all apps), and you can choose to...

Carbon (the Android Twitter app) may yet live on

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 17 Jan 2013 1:11 pm

Developer, after months of silence: 'We're back ... we're listening' You're going to meet the following sentences with a great deal of skepticism. And you should. For it's been the more than a year since we first heard that Carbon, an excellent Twitter app that originated on webOS and then made (briefly) it to Windows Phone, would be coming to Android. It's been six months or so since one...

Carbon backup app hits beta for the week

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Jan 2013 10:54 am

From the developer behind the needs-no-introduction Rom Manager comes a new backup solution that not only syncs apps between devices -- it brings the app data long for the ride as well. Carbon (yes, it's called Carbon) uses Android's built-in backup feature and has several syncing options (or will at some point), but right now Google Drive's the way to go for cloud syncing. The gist is you can...

Carbon for Android potentially days away according to developers

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Posted by Richard Devine on 16 Sep 2012 5:59 am

Carbon for Android has been a long time coming, and has to be one of the more hotly anticipated apps of recent times. While the original projected release date may have come and gone, no-one can deny that the developers, Dots and Lines, have been working hard to complete. A recent tweet posted to the official Carbon for Android account gives further hope that soon we'll be able to try it for...

Carbon for Android will be free, aiming for release later this month

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Jul 2012 1:00 am

Some good news tonight for everyone waiting on the Carbon for Android Twitter client. Release is nigh! Developer Dots & Lines let loose tonight on Google+ for the first time since offering up a teaser video nearly four months ago, announcing that Carbon is aiming for release the week of July 22. And what's more -- it's going to be free. That's not to say it's not going to be a full-featured...

Carbon for Android gets a video sneak peek

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 26 Mar 2012 10:48 am

I'm still looking for my perfect Twitter client. This might well be it. Carbon for Android -- a longtime favorite on webOS and more recently on Windows Phone -- now has a video sneak preview to go along with the stills we saw a couple months ago. And it's looking downright gorgeous. (And note the cameo appearance from webOS Nation's own Derek Kessler!) Source; +Carbon for Android

Carbon for Android Twitter client gets a sneak peek, on Twitter, natch

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 20 Jan 2012 10:12 am

We've been kind of down on Android Twitter clients of late. Sure, the "official" Twitter app has gotten a lot better, but other favorites seem to be dying off. Tweetdeck was purchased by Twitter, so it's no great surprise to see it languish as a standalone app. Our old favorite Seesmic hasn't been updated in months (though they do say an update is on the way), and there's still a dearth of...

Beloved webOS Twitter app Carbon coming to Android

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 18 Dec 2011 9:23 am

Now that webOS is all but dead, we're starting to see not only the end users defect to Android, but developers as well. And one of the more popular webOS Twitter apps is headed this way, too. Carbon, which already is working its way to Windows Phone 7, is coming to Android, developer dots & lines tells Android Central. It's currently in the design phase, UX director Saleh Esmaeili tells us...

Android accessory review: BodyGuardz Armor Carbon Fiber for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 2 Sep 2011 12:40 pm

I'm a firm supporter of the opinion that most electronic devices are better naked than protected by a case. Yes, I've heard all the advice otherwise, and yes, I know that nothing is completely scratch proof. Heck, just last week I shattered my Thunderbolt when I absentmindedly perched it on my sink, turning it into a poster child for the dangers of case-less smartphones. That said, few things...

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