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Back up Android Apps with oandbackup

Productivity Sauce

21.11.2013
Titanium Backup is not the easiest app to master, but it's loaded with useful features and does the excellent job of backing up apps and settings. The only fly in the ointment is the fact that Titanium Backup is a closed source commercial app. If this is a deal-breaker for you, or you prefer something less complicated, then oandbackup might be right up your alley.
Android , backup
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Use the Reader Mode in Firefox for Android

Productivity Sauce

15.11.2013
The ability to push tabs to other devices is not the only clever feature of Firefox for Android. The app also features the handy Reader Mode which makes it easier to read long-form articles and view pages with complex layout.
Android , Firefox
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Play Internet Streams on Android with ServeStream

Productivity Sauce

31.10.2013
It so happens that my favorite radio station is not available via the TuneIn app for Android, and the only way to listen to the station is to use an alternative SHOUTcast stream. The problem is that none of the media apps on my Android device support streaming via m3u files.
Android
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Simple Explorer: No-Frills File Manager for Android

Productivity Sauce

30.10.2013
Despite its name and lightweight interface, Simple Explorer packs all the essential features for working with files on an Android device.
Android
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AirPrint

Printing on Air

08.10.2013

If your home network includes a Linux machine, you have access to everything you need to share your printers on the network as AirPrint-enabled devices.

AirPrint , printing
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Writing apps for Firefox OS phones

COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK: Life on Planet Firefox

Cooking up an app for the Firefox OS is in no way difficult. All you need is a good measure of HTML and a dash of CSS. A few drops of JavaScript will bring it all to life.

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Perl scripts analyze Jawbone UP data

FEATURES: Moving Circle

The Jawbone UP electronic bracelet measures the wearer's daily activity and nocturnal sleep patterns. If you are bored by the official smartphone app, you can create your own Perl scripts and access your data via the unofficial web API.

Mobile , Perl
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The ARM architecture – yesterday, today, and tomorrow

COVER STORIES: ARM Story

The ARM architecture has shaped modern computer history, and with the rise of mobile computing, ARM is more important than ever. We take a look at the ARM architecture and where it might be heading.

Mobile
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Open Source Productivity Apps for Android

LINUXUSER: Productivity Machine

Transform your Android device into a lean, mean productivity machine with open source apps.

Android , Mobile
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Figure 1: The Firefox OS Simulator allows you test your apps in an emulated environment.

Life on Planet Firefox

Writing apps for the new Firefox OS phones

10.09.2013

Cooking up an app for the Firefox OS is in no way difficult. All you need is a good measure of HTML and a dash of CSS. A few drops of JavaScript will bring it all to life.

Mobile , Smartphones
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