By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iCloud is the current industry leader in the emerging cloud storage market. According to a recent report from Strategy Analytics, Apple’s storage and backup service had a 27 percent share among all cloud storage options as of October. It was followed by Dropbox with…
By Brandon Russell |
According to a few different reports, Dropbox threw down $100 million for the hyped iOS email app Mailbox. That’s a pretty impressive figure for an app so young and not yet in its prime. But it just goes to show that good ideas aren’t cheap.…
By Maximum PC |
Latest stable build features new tray popup UI San Francisco-based cloud storage company Dropbox on Tuesday updated its desktop client, transforming the hitherto bland tray menu into something much more pleasant and useful. Although this is the eighth time that the Dropbox desktop client has been updated…
By Brandon Russell |
Mailbox, the iOS mail app that strived to help folks achieve Inbox Zero, has been acquired by Dropbox, the popular cloud service announced on Friday. When Mailbox burst onto the scene, users flocked to the app for its simplicity and unique take on email. And…
By Brandon Russell |
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on Wednesday revealed that 1 billion files are saved to the service every single day. An astonishingly high figure, supported by a 100 million strong userbase that’s growing all the time. And always getting better, too. Houston also said of the…
By Brandon Russell |
Dropbox is building upon its current storage model, giving users who use the service more flexibility when viewing documents and photos. The updates won’t be available to everyone outright—wait a few months—but when they do hit, you’ll be able to preview PDF and Office files…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft wildcard Steve Ballmer has been known to spout some very curious opinions. He’s loud, acts wildly and has enough enthusiasm for a grown elephant. What would we do without him? Ballmer has said another famous Ballmer-esque quote—is there a Things Steve Ballmer Says Tumblr…
By Brandon Russell |
Dropbox is now available on Windows 8 and Windows RT, but unfortunately the app is severely lacking in the kind of features we’re used to. But a barebones app is better than nothing at all, right? Sure, of course. Everything in your account is displayed…
By Brandon Russell |
Dropbox for iOS was updated on Friday, with a more refined experience aimed at making viewing and sharing photos easier. Along with some subtler changes, a new Photos tab has been added to the app, allowing users to initiate a scrollable timeline of images uploaded…
By Brandon Russell |
Dropbox on Tuesday announced that in just five short years the cloud-based service has reached 100 million users. The company released a short post on its blog describing the service’s humble beginnings — outlining just far it has come in the last few years —…
By Killian Bell |
Following a number of leaks over the past few weeks, HTC has finally made the One X+ official this morning. In many ways, the handset is a lot like its predecessor; it sports the same polycarbonate unibody, the same 4.7-inch Super LCD display, and offers…
By Sean P. Aune |
Samsung and Dropbox have announced that buyers of the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera will be getting a whole lot of storage love. With the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera on the way, and oodles of way to create content, you’re going to…
By Killian Bell |
HTC has announced the Desire X, the latest addition to its smartphone lineup, at IFA 2012 in Berlin this morning. We had expected the announcement to come after the handset — which was codenamed the HTC Proto — appeared in a number of leaks that…
By Killian Bell |
Rumors surrounding Nikon’s first Android-powered point-and-shoot have been circulating since early August, but today, the company finally made it official. The Coolpix S800c runs stock Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and offers full, unrestricted access to the Google Play Store. This opens up a world of possibilities…
By Brandon Russell |
Dropbox announced on Tuesday that Pro users will get double their money going forward. That means anyone who pays for a 50 or 100GB plan will now get 100 or 200GB of cloud space, respectively, for the same price. The supersize meal will automatically update…
By Todd Haselton |
Dropbox on Friday updated its iOS client with several notable features. It’s now possible to automatically upload any photos or videos that you capture to your Dropbox account over Wi-Fi or your cellular data network. Here’s the neat thing about that: if you choose this…
By Brandon Russell |
Here’s something to consider when deciding which of the five carriers to get the upcoming Galaxy S III on: Verizon and AT&T customers aren’t eligible for the 50GB of free Dropbox storage promotion. Via Dropbox’s forums, one bemused S III owner questioned where their storage was, only…
By Brandon Russell |
You can now stream video straight from Dropbox thanks to a “custom-tailored” update that was released for Android 4.0 on Thursday. The 2.1.4 version works like you’d expect: select a video within Dropbox and it’ll begin streaming, rather than presenting a download prompt, The Verge…
By Killian Bell |
HTC has unveiled a new Android-powered handset for Europe this morning. It’s called the Desire V and it appears to be a slightly more advanced version of the Desire C. One of its main selling points is its ability to handle two SIM cards simultaneously.…
By Killian Bell |
While the Samsung Galaxy S III has been available to pre-order for a couple weeks now, it doesn’t actually make its official debut until the end of this month. However, it seems some retailers in some parts of the world don’t care for release dates,…
By Mark Hearn |
Plenty of companies take the bring your own device (BYOD) approach which, at its surface, sounds like it gives employees freedom and empowerment. However, enterprise firms run a risk by no providing controlled equipment and are starting to crack down on what can, and can’t,…
By Brandon Russell |
Have big plans this Mother’s Day weekend? You know this Sunday is Mother’s Day, right? Well, tell Mom that instead of taking her out to a nice dinner, you’d rather participate in Dropbox’s new Dropquest 2012. “The Future is Now!” Yes, Buffalo, the scavenger hunt…
By Killian Bell |
MobileMe customers who upgrade to iCloud are being handed a free 20GB storage boost from Apple as part of the Cupertino company’s push for its new cloud service. The offer was set to last until June 30 — the date MobileMe meets its death —…
By Adriana Lee |
Whenever something much-anticipated finally lands, some sort of issue or scandal always pops up shortly afterward. And Google Drive is no exception. Some people are taking huge issue with a particular nugget in the Terms of Service: It seems to indicate that, if you use…
