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NSA and FBI reportedly pulling data directly from Google, Microsoft and more [UPDATE]

, Jun 6th 2013 Discuss [10]

Yesterday, it was revealed that a secret court order initiated by the FBI strong-armed Verizon into handing over detailed phone records of millions of US consumers to the NSA. Such an action made it obvious that other activities of a similar nature are likely taking place, something confirmed today by The Washington Post, which says it has acquired a "top-secret document" showing the NSA and FBI pulling detailed content from central servers of nine major US companies. Read The Full Story

New Dropbox beta adds iPhoto imports, screenshot sharing

, Jun 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Dropbox's latest experimental build brings some nifty features to the cloud storage service. Users will be able to easily share screenshots, import photos using iPhoto on OS X, the ability to send outside files straight to Dropbox, and faster upload speed for files. This merely just an experimental build, so some of these features may not see the light of day. Read The Full Story

Dropbox is down, it’s not just you [UPDATE: It's back]

, May 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Stop the presses, because it seems Dropbox is down. A lot of users have reported that files aren't uploading to their Dropbox accounts like usual. It's reported that users are still seeing the green checkmark attached to files, but they aren't able to upload new files through the web interface nor the desktop apps. Read The Full Story

Dropbox hosting first developer conference in July

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

What once was just a small startup looking to revolutionize cloud storage, is now a company getting ready to host their own developer conference. Dropbox has announced "DBX," which will be the company's first developer and partner conference, and it will take place on July 9 this year in San Francisco. Read The Full Story

Dropbox revamps its Chooser feature to include multi-select and built-in uploads

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Dropbox has just overhauled its Dropbox Chooser feature to allow developers to implement even more features into their web apps. The new Dropbox Chooser now allows developers to implement the multi-select and built-in uploads features into their APIs. The multi-select feature allows users who use the developer's app to accept multiple files from Dropbox all at once. The built-in uploads option allows users to upload files, either through drag-n-drop or by browsing their folders, directly from their computer to their Dropbox account. Their files will be available immediately through the developer's web apps. Read The Full Story

Rebranded Dropbox for Business launches with single sign-on feature

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [1]

Dropbox has decided to rebrand its "Dropbox for Teams" name to "Dropbox for Business", because it feels that its a more fitting name for the small and large businesses its service is used by. Currently, Dropbox is being used by 95% of Fortune 500 companies, as well as over 2 million businesses. To celebrate its rebranding, Dropbox is launching a brand new feature that business users have been asking for; Single sign-on (SSO). Read The Full Story

Yahoo Mail brings Dropbox integration for easier attachments

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Dropbox is one of the most popular cloud storage services on the internet today, and in an effort to bolster its email capabilities, Yahoo has included Dropbox integration with Yahoo Mail, making management of your various email attachments much easier and quicker than before, allowing you save and retrieve attachments from the cloud. Read The Full Story

Dropbox acquires recently-launched email app Mailbox

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

In what may be considered as a surprise move, popular cloud-storage service Dropbox has acquired recently-launched Mailbox. The new email app that launched around a month ago to hordes of curious users is now in the hands of Dropbox. Both Mailbox and Dropbox announced the acquisition on their respective blogs. Read The Full Story

Dropbox desktop client updates with redesign, improved notifications

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [2]

Dropbox has been making more of an effort at updating its mobile apps lately while leaving its desktop client by the wayside. However, the cloud storage company released a big update to the desktop client for Windows and Mac that comes with a new look, as well as improved notifications and enhanced sharing features. Read The Full Story

Dropbox CEO slams Apple’s iCloud over closed ecosystem

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [3]

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston made an appearance at Mobile World Congress last week to talk about cloud storage, and he ended up discussing the various cloud services that manufacturers have been offering, saying that all of these exclusive cloud services lock users into using the service on just a small number of devices, usually those that are from the same company offering the cloud storage. Read The Full Story

Dropbox users bombarded by spam e-mails

, Mar 2nd 2013 Discuss [2]

Many Dropbox users are reporting that they're being bombarded by spam e-mails. This led users to believe that Dropbox was once again hacked, like last year when hundreds of users were receiving spam emails to email accounts only used for their Dropbox account. A spokesman from Dropbox has stated that it's not the same this time around, and assured users that its service wasn't hacked. Read The Full Story

Dropbox CEO: 1 billion files uploaded every day

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

During a speech today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said that over 1 billion files are being uploaded to the cloud storage service every day. The CEO also said that its 100 million users are accessing their Dropbox accounts on a combined 500 million mobile devices. The company expects to reach 150 million users by the end of the year. Read The Full Story
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