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Box subscribers that are enjoying the cloud service on an Android handset or slate can’t complain about lack of updates to the app, and the same goes for those on one of the other platforms. Today, however, it’s Box for Android that’s on the receiving end of some more practical and valuable features, with version 2.1.5 bringing additional options to the app’s shared link permissions and the ability to (finally) preview media files. It’s worth nothing, though, that while all users can sample audio recordings on the go, the video feature, on the other hand, will only be available to folks with a Box Enterprise account — and mum’s the word on whether or not we can expect that to change at some point in the future. Either way, we’ll leave you with the vid after the break for now, which lets all interested (and curious) parties see the new bundle in action before they potentially get going with the download.

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Via: Android Central

Source: Google Play

Box has done a pretty decent job at bringing novel features to its apps on the various platforms they are present in, and today it’s turn for a couple of Microsoft’s properties to get some fresh tidbits from the cloud storage service. For starters, both of Box’s Windows Phone and Windows 8 applications will now have the ability to see easily preview files (Box says more than 75 types) — a feature that’s been available on Android since late last year, and one that’ll surely come in handy to Redmond’s user base. Additionally, Box also announced a few platform-specific goodies, with the Windows 8 app seeing the addition of a new navigation bar for quick access to docs, while the Windows Phone equivalent nabbed a revamped wide cycle tile which allows for updates to be viewed via its own Live Tile (so long as it’s the largest size). These changes are live now, so check’ em out and give ’em a whirl the next time you open your Box app.

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Via: The Next Web

Source: Box (Windows 8), (Windows Phone)

Cloud storage service Box always seems to be giving away free cloud storage left and right, and today is no exception. New users can sign up for an account and receive 50GB of space for free. This seems to be a “Dell Exclusive Offer,” but we’re seeing no restrictions here, meaning that it doesn’t look like you have to own a Dell computer in order to take advantage of the free space.

It could be that Dell is simply sponsoring the promotion, but given that it’s an “Exclusive Offer,” we can’t see where the exclusivity lies. Either way, if you’re not already signed up for a Box account, this is your chance to get 50GB of cloud storage space for free. They’ve given away 50GB free before, but that’s the highest that the company has gone with its promotions.

Box is about the only cloud storage provider that gives you a ton of space for free right away. Dropbox gives you 2GB after signing up, and you can earn more with referrals, but that can take some work. Box is really the only simple cloud solution that can be considered a viable backup resource.

Here’s the catch, though. Box only allows, at the most, 250MB files, so you might as well forget about backing up home videos. However, Box offers paid accounts that get rid a lot of the limitations that you’ll come across. Plus, 50GB for free may not seem useful now, but who knows when you’ll need it. Either way, it’s handy to have just in case.

Box offering 50GB free for new members is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The selection of tablets in education has been narrow, especially for teachers that want support after the hardware is on their doorstep. Sony figures that it can widen the field through its K-12 Education Initiative. The effort gives schools a discount on the Xperia Tablet S, but that’s just the start: they have access to Education Ambassador, an online resource for incorporating Android tablets into the classroom, as well as 50GB of free Box storage and a year’s worth of Kaspersky security services. Sony is already taking orders for schools waiting to hop onboard; if they’re willing to try a company that’s relatively untested in education, they may get a better deal than they expect.

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Via: ZDNet

Source: Education Ambassador

When Sony and Box came together last year to offer Xperia owners a tantalizing deal of 50GB of free storage for life, the promotion was only set to run for a year. Now that shopping season is upon us once more, however, the holiday spirit must’ve moved them to extend the partnership for yet another year — that, or Sony needs any edge it can to move those Xperia devices to consumer hands. Just as with the prior promo, Xperia and Sony tablet users can snag 50 gigs of cloud storage completely gratis just by signing up or tapping into existing Box accounts on their devices before December 31st 2013. However, do note that the offer doesn’t extend to the Xperia X10 mini, the X10 mini pro and anything that has firmware older than Android 2.1. Now that Sony has this going for two years straight, maybe they should extend this to a lifetime scenario, or as long as Box sticks around to offer up that sweet storage in the sky.

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Via: MobileBurn

Source: Sony