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Twitter receives top marks for protecting users' data - MySpace and Verizon, not so much

Twitter receives top marks for protecting users
  • Posted May 1, 2013, 11:15 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • A new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has provided rankings for many of the top companies with access to users' personal information. The report focuses on how willing each company is to fight to protect the private information…

Mailbox working on iPad app, Android and desktop on the roadmap

Mailbox working on iPad app, Android and desktop on the roadmap
  • Posted April 26, 2013, 5:30 PM by Jesse Schoff | Filed in Industry News
  • Mailbox, the heavily hyped and extremely popular iPhone app for managing your Gmail account, recently announced that it’s coming soon to the iPad. Clients for Android and desktop are reportedly in the works as well. The company, which was recently…

Dropbox, iCloud and Amazon top cloud media services in the US, says study

Dropbox, iCloud and Amazon top cloud media services in the US, says study
  • Posted March 21, 2013, 3:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Apple’s iCloud may be a little limited as a cloud storage solution compared to services like Dropbox, but the sheer number of iDevices on people’s hands have already pushed the year-and-a-half old platform to the top among US consumer cloud…

Dropbox acquires recently-launched Mailbox app

Dropbox acquires recently-launched Mailbox app
  • Posted March 15, 2013, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • After a few months building up hype with promises to revolutionize email, Mailbox finally launched its streamlined Gmail client for the iPhone last month, along a waiting line mechanism that quickly became absurdly long. They’re not even done letting everyone…

Dropbox prepping for 2013 IPO, readies business offerings

Dropbox prepping for 2013 IPO, readies business offerings
  • Posted February 15, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Well-recognized cloud storage outfit Dropbox is aiming to go public during the second half of 2013, or so unnamed sources "briefed on the talks" believe. Dropbox hopes to launch a new range of business-focused products alongside introducing itself as a…

Microsoft's SkyDrive now hosts over one billion Office documents

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  • Posted February 8, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Earlier today Microsoft revealed that its cloud-based SkyDrive service now plays host to more than 1 billion documents. There’s little doubt that the service saw a massive increase in use thanks to its tie-in with the recently released Office 365.

Bitcasa: unlimited cloud sync & storage for $69/year, 10GB free

Bitcasa: unlimited cloud sync & storage for $69/year, 10GB free
  • Posted February 5, 2013, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • After roughly a year and a half of being in beta, Bitcasa has finally hit the cloud storage scene. The multi-platform service is poised to shake things up by offering unlimited space with no file size restrictions for $10 per…

BitTorrent introduces Dropbox-like file syncing without the cloud

BitTorrent introduces Dropbox-like file syncing without the cloud
  • Posted January 25, 2013, 9:55 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • BitTorrent has taken the wraps off a new service called Sync that aims to take on services like Dropbox using peer-to-peer technology. Available in pre-Alpha, the new application allows users to securely sync files and folders to multiple devices using…

LogMeIn unveils pricing for Dropbox competitor, 40% off during beta

LogMeIn unveils pricing for Dropbox competitor, 40% off during beta
  • Posted December 18, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web With Video
  • LogMeIn has announced pricing options for its upcoming Dropbox competitor, Cubby, which is currently in beta and due to launch sometime in early 2013. Introduced in April, beta users have been granted up to 5GB of free cloud storage with the potential to earn another gigabyte...

iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB

iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB
  • Posted September 25, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • It looks as though former MobileMe users are about to lose their generous helping of iCloud storage. Effective September 30, iCloud subscribers who saw their cushy MobileMe limit of 20GB grandfathered in will see that number reduced from a combined…

Weekend Open Forum: Do you use cloud storage? If so, for what?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you use cloud storage? If so, for what?
  • Posted September 21, 2012, 6:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in WOF
  • Cloud storage has grown in popularity in recent years, with Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and others providing an affordable means of backing up or sharing data online. While all of them can store your files, most have unique features. For instance, SkyDrive is geared toward...

Dropbox tightens security with two-factor authentication

Dropbox tightens security with two-factor authentication
  • Posted August 27, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • Following up on its promise to tighten security after an employee's hacked account led to a limited number of users receiving spam in their registered email accounts, Dropbox is making two-factor authentication available as an option. For now the feature…

Tech Tip of the Week: Using IFTTT, Plus a Dozen Recipes to Get You Started

Tech Tip of the Week: Using IFTTT, Plus a Dozen Recipes to Get You Started
  • Posted August 5, 2012, 11:43 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in TechSpot, The Web
  • IFTTT (If This Then That) lets you automate tasks between popular web services such as Dropbox, Twitter, Evernote, Facebook, Instapaper, and many others. IFTTT works by telling it what task you want carried out, what will trigger this task, and it will put it into action for you.

    A common example would be to have your Instagram pictures automatically backed up on your Dropbox or Box account. Certainly useful, but there's also more specific things you can do with it. For example, say I want to keep up with how a certain country is doing in the London 2012 Olympics.

Dropbox explains breach, will introduce two-factor authentication

Dropbox explains breach, will introduce two-factor authentication
  • Posted August 1, 2012, 4:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web
  • An investigation started a fortnight ago by external experts at the request of Dropbox has concluded that an employee's hacked account led to a limited number of users receiving spam in their registered email accounts. On its official blog, Dropbox…

Dropbox users reporting email spam following service outage

Dropbox users reporting email spam following service outage
  • Posted July 18, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • File hosting service Dropbox was hit with a brief 20-minute outage yesterday afternoon but the bigger story is the discovery of what appears to be some type of internal or external email address leak. The downtime and security concern are…

Dropbox doubles space for Pro accounts at no extra cost

Dropbox doubles space for Pro accounts at no extra cost
  • Posted July 10, 2012, 5:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Cloud storage and syncing startup Dropbox is beefing up its paid offerings in the wake of increased competition from the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, among others. Starting today Dropbox Pro subscribers will see twice as much storage space…

RapidShare releases cloud sync tool RapidDrive

RapidShare releases cloud sync tool RapidDrive
  • Posted July 9, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • RapidShare is joining the likes of Dropbox and SugarSync in the cloud sync and storage business with the introduction of RapidDrive. The new service is said to work directly with a computer’s file system, allowing for automatic synching with remote…

Boxopus pushes torrent downloads directly to your Dropbox, skips desktop clients

Boxopus pushes torrent downloads directly to your Dropbox, skips desktop clients
  • Posted June 25, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Software
  • Update: Well, that didn't take long. Dropbox has banned Boxopus over piracy concerns.

Dropbox updates iOS app, will phase out public folders

Dropbox updates iOS app, will phase out public folders
  • Posted June 15, 2012, 4:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • Cloud storage startup has kept extra busy as competition is growing stronger with the launch of Google Drive and Microsoft’s SkyDrive getting dedicated desktop apps as well as a revamped feature set. Today, they are announcing a follow up to…

Apple rejects Dropbox apps, companies working to resolve differences

Apple rejects Dropbox apps, companies working to resolve differences
  • Posted May 2, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Software
  • First identified as a series of support requests, Dropbox confirmed that Apple has begun rejecting any apps which depend on the Dropbox SDK. The problem purportedly stems from both recent changes in the Dropbox SDK and Apple's exhaustive developer agreement…

Cloud Storage: Five Alternatives Compared

Cloud Storage: Five Alternatives Compared
  • Posted April 26, 2012, 11:27 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in TechSpot
  • It's cloud storage week apparently, with Dropbox rolling out an update that improves how its users can share things, Microsoft's SkyDrive getting dedicated desktop apps and a revamped feature set, and Google Drive finally making its long-awaited debut.

    We've hand-picked some of the most established and consumer-friendly cloud storage services and took them for a spin to see how well they stack against each other, with a comparative table to provide an at-a-glance overview of each service's strong points.

Google Drive released, offers 5GB free, 25GB for $2.49/mo

Google Drive released, offers 5GB free, 25GB for $2.49/mo
  • Posted April 24, 2012, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News With Video
  • Following piles of mounting rumors, an official cloud-based storage option by Google is finally here. In February, a Google employee had mentioned that the company would be releasing a cloud-based storage service in a "couple of weeks". Although that turned out to be…

Microsoft SkyDrive takes on Dropbox with app for Windows and OS X

Microsoft SkyDrive takes on Dropbox with app for Windows and OS X
  • Posted April 24, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software With Video
  • Google is expected launch its cloud storage service any time now and Microsoft's competing service SkyDrive received a major overhaul to prepare for battle. Similar to Dropbox, Skydrive now has dedicated apps for Windows and OS X, which integrate right…

Dropbox improves sharing capabilities with public link feature

Dropbox improves sharing capabilities with public link feature
  • Posted April 23, 2012, 5:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • Dropbox already offers arguably the simplest solution to synchronize and access your own files across PCs, tablets, and smartphones. Now, the company is taking a step further by making it much easier to share files with others, even those that…

Dropbox doubles referral bonuses, 16GB for free users, 32GB for Pro

Dropbox doubles referral bonuses, 16GB for free users, 32GB for Pro
  • Posted April 4, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Dropbox has decided to double-down on its referral incentives and now offers users twice the free space for each person they sign up. Referrals can now net free users and paying subscribers up to 16GB (512MB per referral) of free…

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