Today Google announced that Firebase, a cloud service_used for building Web and mobile apps, has been added to its_Cloud Platform_toster. Apps built with Firebase_let devs sync data automatically between mobile and web_versions, and can be used to build apps that work offline too._The platform currently has over 110,000 users. Google says that its acquisition will help flesh out its platform end-to-end for mobile applications. Firebase for its part says its developers will have a better cloud infrastructure to build upon and help better scale the service to a greater_set of users. Firebase will remain platform-agnostic in the meantime, so nothing...

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