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Commerce · September 11, 2012

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Hacker News - Front Page Reader Android App

Why another android HN app? I simply wasn't happy with the current solutions, I wanted something simple that I can read the news from the front page. The goal on this app is to improve the readability and ease the browsing of the links. Also readability.com web services are used like alternative for the external links. Here some screenshots: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2111778/HN-Front-Page-Reader1.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2111778/HN-Front-Page-Reader2.jpg You can download this app for free here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vladocar.hn Technical stuff: HTML, CSS,…

Hacker News - Front Page Reader Android App launched on September 11, 2012 with 7 votes, #123 of 455 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Why another android HN app? I simply wasn't happy with the current solutions, I wanted something simple that I can read the news from the front page. The goal on this app is to improve the readability and ease the browsing of the links. Also readability.com web services are used like alternative for the external…

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