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Box has released the version 2.2 of its Android app, and it comes with a flurry of improvements. Looking at the new features, two stand out: First, you can know in real-time if one of your offline files has been updated, which gives you a chance to sync right away and avoid being one step behind. This doesn’t really solve potential file collisions, but deals with simple situations where a quick file update would suffice.

Secondly, if you share a tablet, or have professional and personal accounts (like 88% of Box users), it is now possible to switch between multiple Dropbox accounts from the Box for Android app. With this new feature, you don’t have to jump through loops to access your data, regardless of where it is on Box. If you have a lot of files, you may appreciate all the sorting options (name, date, size, last-modified) or the optional thumbnail view for photos.

Finally, Box has done quite a bit of work on the user interface. This includes using Google’s new Navigation Drawer, redesigning the update feeds and heavy users can have a Home Screen widget that will show you uploads and download events, just in case you forgot which files went in or out.

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The recent PRISM scandal has validated both the general public’s growing unease with federal law enforcement agencies, and many of the fringe element’s accusations about Big Brother’s online behavior. Whether or not it’s legal under the PATRIOT Act, just knowing that the government can rummage through your online life doesn’t sit well with many folks. Here are some simple and effective ways of keeping your digital identity anonymous and your data your own.

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As great as free server space is for us regular folk, businesses use cloud storage too (and they actually pay for it). In an effort to attract the attention of mobile app developers, and ultimately keep enterprise clients happy, Box has launched a revenue-sharing program called $rev for those who create business-focused software integrated with its cloud storage platform. It’s pretty simple, really. Step one: get your app to play nice with Box; step two: people use the app; step three: make it rain. By getting an app into Box’s OneCloud club and enrolling in the $rev program, devs can net up to 15 percent of the “per seat price” in rewards. Although its API is already available, Box has launched iOS and Android SDKs in tandem with $rev to make the integration step a bit easier; more SDKs are expected in the “coming weeks.” The $rev scheme is currently in a closed beta phase, but it’ll open up in the near future. Interested app crafters can learn more about getting paid by Box, download the SDKs and sign up to $rev at the source links below.

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These awesome custom engagement ring boxes were made by TheModelMaker to look like WALL-E, the house from UP (sans balloons), and a toy chest from Toy Story 3.

How could anyone say no to a ring delivered in one of these amazing creations?

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Boxee has just lifted the curtain on a new offering for a cloud-based DVR, where this rebranded Boxee TV has been given a new moniker, which would be the Boxee Cloud DVR that delivers up to five hours of DVR playback each month when it comes to the new free plan for users of the hardware. If you are one who participated in the paid tier, then unlimited, indefinite storage would still be available.

The first round of rollout would be limited to just eight major metropolitan areas, and they will include Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Los Angeles. There will be some suburbs thrown into the mix which are part of the associated metro area, and Boxee has hopes to expand to more than 20 areas for the DVR functionality before the year is over. Recording will be limited to channels that are received over-the-air by the Boxee Cloud DVR. Some things will remain the same though, as the device streams Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, MLB.TV, and Spotify content. You can pick up the Boxee Cloud DVR (Boxee TV) set top box for $99.

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