Syncing with the cloud is nothing new. But it usually involves developers using the available APIs from cloud services like Dropbox. Nextbit thinks it can do it better without developers having to do anything new with their apps. Nextbit’s Baton syncs your Android devices with the cloud at the OS level. You can sync apps from phone to tablet and back without the developer doing anything. Everything is handled by the operating system, no APIs required. The team demoed the technology at Recode’s Code Mobile event_on devices with its own tweaked versions of Cyanogen for Android. Cynaogen is an aftermarket...

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