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Dropbox now limits free users to just three devices
Dropbox, the popular cloud storage service, has a pesky new rule for free users — they can only use the app on up to three devices at once.
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Dropbox announces awesome new update for iOS and desktop
Dropbox is rolling out a bunch of new features to offer a better experience on iOS devices and desktop computers. The update includes a built-in scanning feature, improved sharing options and more. On iOS, the biggest improvement is probably scanning. Once the update hits, you’ll be able to use the app to snap a photo of text and Dropbox will automatically format it for you and store...
Dropbox's Project Infinite frees up your laptop's puny storage
Dropbox is currently testing a feature that will allow desktop users to place shortcuts to files rather than sync them locally. Remember Nextbit Robin? The new feature, known as Project Infinite, is a lot like that, essentially making cloud-based files on demand. The new initiative is meant to save storage space, especially on laptops with a finite amount of room. Here’s how the new...
WhatsApp eliminates storage-hogging bug, adds PDF sharing on iPhone
WhatsApp has rolled out a new iOS update that eliminates a pesky storage-hogging bug on iPhone. The version 2.12.15 release also adds the ability to send and receive PDF files, zoom in on videos, use solid colors as chat backgrounds, and more. For those with 8GB and 16GB devices, WhatsApp's storage bug was a big problem, causing the app to eat up more local space than it actually...
Dropbox to shut down Carousel and Mailbox
Dropbox announced Monday that it’s going to shut down two of its applications, including Mailbox, which was once a popular inbox management tool before some of its features were adopted by competing services. It will also soon stop offering Carousel, its photo-focused application, though some of the more popular features will live on inside of Dropbox. “The Carousel and Mailbox teams...
Dropbox for iOS will let you create Office docs inside the app
Last year, Dropbox introduced some handy integration with Microsoft Office. Now the company is taking things a step further. It announced a big new update on Tuesday with additional functionality, though the most exciting feature isn’t available yet. A few weeks from now you’ll be able to create a file from inside Dropbox by simply tapping the new “Create document” button and picking...
Dropbox Composer to take on Google Docs
Dropbox competes directly with Google Drive in the cloud storage market, but the company may soon challenge Google Docs as well with its own collaborative editing app. A new service called Dropbox Composer leaked last week, but wasn’t confirmed until Tuesday. Speaking to Business Insider, Dropbox head of product Ilya Fushman revealed that Composer is one of many new products currently...
Microsoft offers Dropbox users 100GB of free OneDrive storage
Microsoft is hoping to persuade Dropbox customers to switch to OneDrive by offering 100GB of free cloud storage for a whole year. It's incredibly easy to take advantage of the offer; all you need to do is sign into your Dropbox account. You will also need a Microsoft account, so if you aren't already using OneDrive or another Microsoft service, you'll need to set that up first. You can...
Dropbox is now much more useful under iOS 8
The latest version of Dropbox for iOS makes the app much more useful under Apple's latest software by finally giving users the ability to upload files from inside their favorite apps. Dropbox version 3.7 now boasts an Active Extension that adds a "Save to Dropbox" option to the share menu inside of third-party apps in iOS 8, allowing you to upload things like images from the Photos app...
Dropbox Finally Comes to Windows Phone
Dropbox, one of the most popular cloud-based storage services on the planet, finally supports the Windows Phone platform. It's been one of the biggest omissions from the Windows Store for smartphones, but an official app is now available to download. The app comes just hours after Microsoft detailed its new Windows 10 platform, which will merge Windows for desktops and tablets with the...