Two computer security specialists have presented work in which they detail a method to intercept SSL communications. They point at the same time being able to break the security of Dropbox decompiling and deciphering its source code. Dhiru Kholia and Przemyslaw Wegrzyn, unveiled a pdf document in which they indicate the manner in which they were able to bypass security measures Dropbox storage ser... »
Dropbox, the competitor of Google Drive and Skydrive announced the acquisition of Mailbox, a mobile app specialising in the management of email on mobile devices. The amount of the transaction according to reliable sources, is estimated at $100 million. Dropbox announced the acquisitions in a blog post a few days ago, and although it’s not completely clear what they plan to do with Mailbo... »
Dropbox has a new contender for the cloud storage crown, a system that goes by the name of Copy. Copy offers pretty much all the same functionality as Dropbox, here is a list of some of those features: File versioning The ability to restore deleted files Sharing of files and folders Public sharing by way of download links A referral system Client available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android & iO... »
Dropbox is arguably the best cloud syncing/backup service around. They have client applications for all major computer and mobile operating systems so it’s a truly versatile companion for storing your files. But the downside to Dropbox is that you only get 2GB of storage space with their free account out the box and with most others like Ubuntu One and Google Drive supplying 5GB for free, ... »
As we all know, Dropbox is a great service and since it’s first release a few years ago there have been many alternatives popping up here there and everywhere. Ubuntu One, Google Drive, SpiderOak, Wuala and SugarSync to name but a few. Bitcasa is the latest addition to this list, but it has one major difference from the rest – there are no storage limits! Yes, you did hear me correctly... »