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Distraction-Free Traveler “Laptop” is Perfect for Writers
Now Fully Funded Through Indiegogo A new distraction-free “laptop” immediately reached its funding campaign on IndieGogo. At the time of writing this article, it sits at 189% of its original $50,000 goal. Now at $94,962 USD across 319 backers. This is hardly surprising considering this new Traveler “laptop” is unlike…
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Hackers Stole Account Information of Over 68 Million Dropbox Users
If you’re a long-time Dropbox user, you’ll have noticed that recently the company distributed an email to a large number of its users recently, urging (and in some cases forcing) them to change their passwords. Now the reason for this has come to light: Back in 2012, the cloud storage…
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Dropbox Unveils Project Infinite
Among all of the cloud storage providers, Dropbox has become known for being one of the best in the business. Like many cloud storage options, Dropbox allows for a desktop or device client to store their files on both the device and the cloud. In a major advancement with Project Infinite,…
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Facebook Messenger Introduces Dropbox and Video Chat Heads
Facebook Messenger is a system built to help communicate through the popular social network, but the latest features look to bring it closer to email with Facebook Messenger introducing dropbox features and even adding a chat head imagine to your video calls. The dropbox features allow you to add in…
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Cloud-Compatible Pen-and-Paper Notebook Can be Reused After Microwaving
Have you ever had to compromise between traditional pen-and-paper work and digital organisation? Do you find yourself having to scan documents in order to store them alongside computer records, or just have an ever-increasing stack of notepads? Thankfully, a new cloud-compatible pen-and-paper notebook is aiming to bridge the gap between…
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OneDrive Can Finally Sync Shared Folders
The long-awaited option to synch shared folders on OneDrive is finally here. Microsoft finally started to roll out an update that allows users to sync content in shared folders and have it pushed to other users as soon as the files get synced. Up until now, Google Drive and Dropbox…
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Vodafone Makes Deal with Dropbox for Smartphone Data Backups
Vodafone has secured a significant deal with cloud storage provider Dropbox that will provide its customers with 25GB free space and integration with Vodafone’s new Backup+ service. Backup+ allows Android and iPhone users to restore content to their devices, but can also be used for device migration, making the switch…
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PayPal Pulls MEGA Support
PayPal has ceased supporting customer payments for MEGA as of Friday. A post on MEGA’s blog suggests that PayPal has refused to handle the cloud storage service’s transactions due to its presence in a NetNames report accusing it of being an illegitimate business, and subsequent pressure by Visa and Mastercard.…
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Dropbox Users Can Get 100GB Free OneDrive Storage
In an attempt to pull Dropbox users over to OneDrive, Microsoft is offering anyone with a Dropbox account 100GB of free storage (for one year). If you visit the OneDrive site and register your Dropbox account, you’ll immediately get your big storage increase – a massive amount compared to the…
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Sharing Dropbox Files in Gmail Now Easier Thanks to Chrome Extension
Big user of Dropbox? Well thanks to a new Chrome extension, it is now easier to share Dropbox files in Gmail. The extension is only in beta stages, but works similarly to adding files from Google Drive. Simply select the file with the Dropbox menu will attach it, and add…
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Top Tech Investor Warn US Could be “F—ed” by its Strict Immigration Policy
Paul Graham, co-founder of seed accelerator Y Combinator and investor in Dropbox, gauges that 95% of the world’s best engineers live outside the US, and that America’s strict immigration policy means the country will never be able to enjoy the fruits of their labour. According to Graham, unless there is…
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E-Mail Startup Acompli Acquired by Microsoft
Startup e-mail app Acompli has been snapped up Microsoft. The moves surprised no one, since news of the deal accidentally leaked last week when a blog draft with the url http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/25/microsoft-acquires-acompli/, written by Microsoft Vice President Rajesh Jha, turned up on RSS feeds. Acompli’s free e-mail app, for iOS and…
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USA Freedom Act, the NSA Reform Bill, Blocked by US Senate
The USA Freedom Act, designed to restrict NSA powers to collect user data, has been blocked by US Senate Republicans in a vote on Tuesday. The bill, supported by tech business coalition Reform Government Surveillance, did not achieve the 60 votes required to become legislation, losing out by two votes,…
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Microsoft Office for Android Now Features Dropbox Integration
Microsoft has updated Office for Android, providing Dropbox integration. The new feature was revealed a few weeks ago now, but the update to the application itself brings Dropbox support to fruition. This allows Office for Android users to open, edit, and save documents within their Dropbox account, all within the…
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Facebook, Google, and Apple Support USA Freedom Act
A coalition of nine tech groups – comprised of Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Aol, Evernote, Dropbox, Linkedin, and Twitter – under the banner Reform Government Surveillance, have petitioned the US Senate to adopt the USA Freedom Act, designed to restrict the NSA’s power to collect user data. In an open…
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