Hasta La Gadget!

Just how loyal must you be to deserve Dropbox’s latest slathering of free storage? Well, that’s not exactly clear, but some early subscribers to the 25GB Pro option have been receiving emails congratulating them on having “a ton of cred” and telling them they’ll “no longer receive a bill” for the rest of time — unless of course they choose to upgrade to one of the doubled-up plans announced yesterday. Generous? Sure, but then again it wasn’t exactly fair that folks were paying for 25GB when some non-premium members were swanning around with upwards of 50GB simply for buying a nice phone or uploading a few photos. So, consider it justice.

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Samsung and SugarSync have inked a deal which will see the sync/share app preloaded on the Galaxy S III, adding to the smartphone’s AllShare Play feature with wireless file and media sync across devices. SugarSync Cloud will be bolted onto AllShare Play, giving each user 5GB of free online storage space (and the option to buy more), while existing users will instantly be able to access their current files from their new Samsung gadget.

Samsung first talked about its cloud storage plans back in April, when it confirmed it would be giving users a free 5GB of space to play with on their phones, tablets, Smart TVs and other devices. At the time, however, it was not specified that SugarSync would be the partner involved in providing that storage.

“Users can now save photos and video from their Samsung phones and tablets to the SugarSync Cloud” the storage company said today, “so they can access, view and play them at any time from other Samsung phones, tablets and Smart TVs.” The system – including signing up to the free storage offer – will all be managed from within the AllShare Play app itself.

Samsung has emphasized the sharing and streaming potential of the Galaxy S III from the start. The company has paid particular attention to its AllShare suite of apps and services, such as S-Beam; you can see a demonstration of AllShare Play and the other features in our full hands-on.

Samsung adds SugarSync cloud to AllShare Play on Galaxy S III is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There’s a whole lot of expansion going on in the world of online storage, and this week Dropbox is amping up their storage space for Pro users by 2x and 5x depending on what size account they’ve got. Prices are going to remain rather similar, with current 50GB and 100GB size prices applying to 100GB and 200GB boxes respectively. A brand new 500GB plan is being introduced as well, with current Dropbox Pro users receiving an upgrade to this new much larger size automatically, for free!

This new set of sizes for Dropbox isn’t technically priced out yet, with the team teasing full pricing tonight at their own pricing page, but the devil’s in the details: with an admission that the prices will be equal to what they are already, just bumped up a notch, we can assume the following:

Free: 2GB + 500MB per referral, up to 18GB total. Pro accounts get up to 32GB for referrals.
Pro 50 : upgraded to 100GB, $9.99/mo or $99.00/year
Pro 100: upgraded to 200GB, $19.99/mo or $199.00/year
Pro 500: unknown
Teams : 1TB space to start, single bill and phone support

Existing Pro users will be getting a three month Pro 100 trial to share with friends and family once this deal is live. Stay tuned as all is revealed tonight! Also check out the timeline below to get all caught up on Dropbox news from the past few weeks!

[via Dropbox]

Dropbox Pro 500GB plans revealed for heavy hitters is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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D-Link has today announced that it will be extended its mydlink Cloud Services to a wider range of devices, including two new routers and a 2-bay NAS product. All of the new products will be able to be managed via iOS and Android apps as long as the user has an active internet connection. The new routers include the Cloud Gigabit Router N300 and Cloud Gigabit Router N600, with the routers supporting wireless speeds of 300Mbit/s and 600Mbit/s respectively.

The key feature of both routers is the mydlink Cloud Services functionality. Users will be able to monitor their networks from an iPhone, iPad, or Android devices thanks to the free mobile applications. Email notifications will alert owners to any new activity on the network, and mobile notifications will warn of any intrusion attempts and security updates.

Both routers include a USB port that will let users share content over a network, and DLNA support allows it to be streamed out to compatible devices. Wireless N is handled by dual-band antennas, with the fastest speeds taken care of with the 5Ghz band, and several Gigabit ethernet ports are included as well. D-Link say the N300 should retail for around £64.99 (~$100), while the N600 while cost around £84.99 (~$131).

The company has also introduced the ShareCenter 2-bay Cloud NAS. The enclosure supports 3.5-inch hard drives up to 3TB in size, and handles RAID 1 as well as Standard, JBOD, and RAID 0 modes. DLNA support is also onboard, and like the routers everything can be managed using the mydlink mobile app for iOS or Android. D-Link is saying the NAS acts as a “personal cloud”, with access not just across the home but also externally. The NAs should cost around £89.99 (~$139), and all the new products will be available for pre-order starting from July 16th.

D-Link adds NAS and routers to mydlink Cloud lineup is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Apple isn’t just adding and improving features in iOS 6, with the company also focusing on its iCloud.com web services. MacRumors reports that Apple has activated the iCloud Beta portal for developers testing iOS 6, with new web apps appearing on the site. Those include Notes, Reminders, Calendar, and an improved Find My iPhone, will all four being tagged as “Beta”.

Nothing appears to have changed in the Calendar app, except Reminders has been removed and given its own app. Reminders looks very similar to what’s currently on offer in iOS, with a reminiscent layout and the same options. The Notes app, meanwhile, again looks remarkably similar to the iOS version.

Find My iPhone has been given some visual polish. The web app still uses Google Maps to track down devices, but now users will be able to see the battery icon in the top right that will give them an idea of how long devices will stay alive. All of the new web apps will be available on a wide basis when iOS 6 goes live later in the year, and should sync seamlessly with the same apps found on iPhones.

Apple adds new web apps to iCloud Beta is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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