I’ll readily admit that I switch Twitter clients like a baby changes diapers and I’ve eyed Carbon for Android ever since I saw a promo video back in March. It’s been a long time in development and thanks to a Google+ post from yesterday, we’re looking not only at a July 22nd submission to the Google Play store, but a free app. That’s right, the next… Read more
Facebook has been and will likely remain a love it or hate it social media network. Some in the social media world, swear by it and others have sworn off of it for varying reasons, often transitioning over to Google+ as the new “it” social media network. So where do Android users truly stand with social media app usage? The “good” news for Facebook… Read more
As more and more people jump on the Twitter bandwagon, the company has stepped up its game for their mobile app, Twitter for Android. Today they’ve pushed out a new update that makes the app version 3.3 and includes some notable new features such as: – Expanded Tweets: when you view Tweet details containing links to partner sites, you can now see… Read more
Hey guess what? Andy Rubin, the “father” of Android isn’t leaving Google, no thanks to Robert Scoble and a bit of controversy earlier today when he reported via Google+ that Rubin was ready to step away from Google. Scoble claimed that Rubin was planning to leave Google and take charge of a new startup called CloudCar. Rubin is often the face of the… Read more
Twitter for Android users should check out this mornings update as it features a few minor, but important bugs. The latest version will correct some issues with sync settings as well as helping out anyone running an Android 2.0/2.1 Eclair device. Seriously, are there any of you out there? v3.2.2 Fixes missing avatars on devices… Read more
Twitter clients are a dime-a-dozen in the Google Play store, offering different versions to suit different users. The official Twitter app is undoubtably the most popular among all these, if only for the fact that many Android devices come with it pre-loaded. As everyone should know, nothing is perfect, and the Twitter for Android app is no exception. The… Read more
One of the most popular Twitter clients for Android, Plume, has a received an update to version 3.0 that brings a new UI for Ice Cream Sandwich users. Now you can swipe left and right between your mentions, messages, lists and timeline. Not quite the entirely Holo-based theme like we’ve seen in Boid, but definitely an improvement over the previous version…. Read more
Boid is a free Holo themed Twitter app for Android 4.0 and above. Holo, if you aren’t familiar, is the visual scheme of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This incorporates swiping left and right between tabs, the dark and light themes the action bar at the bottom of the app and more. I’m a fan! It’s missing a few critical features right now, but it’s in Alpha… Read more
HTC said that they are going to unlock the bootloaders on their devices, and they are sticking with it. Earlier today their developer Twitter account tweeted that they are unlocking the Wildfire S, Wildfire, Salsa, Merge, and Desire, further increasing the number of devices they have unlocked. Any users who want to unlock their devices can head over to… Read more
Twitter is making moves and it’s feeling like they’re moving in the right direction. Last month, Twitter scooped up Whisper Systems and we were waiting to see what would happen. Well click here and find out. For all you lazy people that didn’t click through, Twitter is going to be releasing Whisper Systems’… well, systems to the world in open source… Read more
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