diff --git a/.idea/libraries/firebase_client_1_0_15.xml b/.idea/libraries/firebase_client_1_0_15.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1603f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/firebase_client_1_0_15.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="firebase-client-1.0.15">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.firebase/firebase-client/1.0.15/85c6b330a91ad07c260c8a0fb0674efae0ccfe6b/firebase-client-1.0.15.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.firebase/firebase-client/1.0.15/96409f46f724aaece627bfd4631ace1e283d5adb/firebase-client-1.0.15-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/libraries/firebase_simple_login_1_2_0.xml b/.idea/libraries/firebase_simple_login_1_2_0.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25fb5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/firebase_simple_login_1_2_0.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="firebase-simple-login-1.2.0">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.firebase/firebase-simple-login/1.2.0/cc4d914113712117ba37e77fdcafdadea4b04151/firebase-simple-login-1.2.0.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.firebase/firebase-simple-login/1.2.0/d8265731635775bd93ee94373013ff2f3aa53d62/firebase-simple-login-1.2.0-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/libraries/jackson_annotations_2_2_2.xml b/.idea/libraries/jackson_annotations_2_2_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8801f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/jackson_annotations_2_2_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="jackson-annotations-2.2.2">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-annotations/2.2.2/285cb9c666f0f0f3dd8a1be04e1f457eb7b15113/jackson-annotations-2.2.2.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-annotations/2.2.2/a6017c0c873de183cf2ed3b419e52829af67fbea/jackson-annotations-2.2.2-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/libraries/jackson_core_2_2_2.xml b/.idea/libraries/jackson_core_2_2_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f745f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/jackson_core_2_2_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="jackson-core-2.2.2">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.2.2/d20be6a5ddd6f8cfd36ebf6dea329873a1c41f1b/jackson-core-2.2.2.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.2.2/484301cc4a756b0c9f2d77448ec51d46d8905a25/jackson-core-2.2.2-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/libraries/jackson_databind_2_2_2.xml b/.idea/libraries/jackson_databind_2_2_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f4d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/jackson_databind_2_2_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="jackson-databind-2.2.2">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.2.2/3c8f6018eaa72d43b261181e801e6f8676c16ef6/jackson-databind-2.2.2.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.2.2/274324c17714564d64e566ebe8bdb0d225a67295/jackson-databind-2.2.2-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/libraries/tubesock_0_0_8.xml b/.idea/libraries/tubesock_0_0_8.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1521f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/tubesock_0_0_8.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="tubesock-0.0.8">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.firebase/tubesock/0.0.8/7e88ecf193992e8b3f533ebf9be4736052e9d9ed/tubesock-0.0.8.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.firebase/tubesock/0.0.8/7a18832a6d395e50d6a2f7f0413798e49db278d/tubesock-0.0.8-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index c465b6e..f0b6e62 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="EntryPointsManager">
+    <entry_points version="2.0" />
+  </component>
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_6" assert-keyword="true" jdk-15="true" project-jdk-name="JDK" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build/classes" />
   </component>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..426a148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Firebase + Android app for CodeTalk
+-------------------------------------
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diff --git a/app/app.iml b/app/app.iml
index d68d241..5dd1e6e 100644
--- a/app/app.iml
+++ b/app/app.iml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Android API 19 Platform (1)" jdkType="Android SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="jackson-core-2.2.2" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="jackson-databind-2.2.2" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="tubesock-0.0.8" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="firebase-simple-login-1.2.0" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="firebase-client-1.0.15" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="jackson-annotations-2.2.2" level="project" />
   </component>
 </module>
 
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d4d9f82..2593299 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 19
     buildToolsVersion "19.1.0"
@@ -17,8 +21,20 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
+    packagingOptions {
+        exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'
+        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
+        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
+        exclude 'META-INF/license.txt'
+        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
+        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
+        exclude 'META-INF/notice.txt'
+        exclude 'META-INF/ASL2.0'
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    compile "com.firebase:firebase-client:1.0.1"
+    compile "com.firebase:firebase-simple-login:1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 88b3746..1128eef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="pt.ulht.codetalk" >
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
+        android:theme="@style/myTheme" >
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name" >
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png
index 96a442e..b689041 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png
index 359047d..a3d3d35 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_launcher.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_launcher.png
index 71c6d76..be852cd 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_launcher.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_launcher.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_launcher.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_launcher.png
index 4df1894..0274de6 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_launcher.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_launcher.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8384c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name="myWhite">#ffffff</color>
+    <color name="myDarkerOrange">#ff6600</color>
+    <color name="myLighterOrange">#ff9900</color>
+    <color name="myBlack">#333</color>
+</resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index ff6c9d2..a4a080d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 <resources>
 
+    <!--
+Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
+by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices.
+-->
+    <style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
+        <!--
+            Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
+            res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
+            backward-compatibility can go here.
+        -->
+    </style>
+
     <!-- Base application theme. -->
-    <style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
+    <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
         <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
     </style>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc521f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <style name="myTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
+        <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/myTheme.ActionBar</item>
+        <item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">@color/myBlack</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="myTheme.ActionBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar">
+        <item name="android:background">@color/myWhite</item>
+        <item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/myTheme.ActionBar.Text</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="myTheme.ActionBar.Text" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance">
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/myBlack</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
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