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Kim Dotcom’s second brainchild officially launched yesterday, and while everything was obviously supposed to go smooth, it didn’t. It turns out, the new service claimed that one million users signed up on day one alone, and when you’re not expecting that big of a crowd, things can get cluttered fairly quickly. Many users reported issues with Mega, most notably that they weren’t able to upload files.

While some users were able to successfully create an account and start uploading files, they quickly discovered that uploads would freeze. Gizmodo‘s own Joe Brown mentioned that after 23 hours of an upload in progress, “not one byte transferred.” However, other users can’t get into the new service at all, thanks to confirmation emails gone missing.

Some users can’t even get the site to load in order to log in. It’s definitely not surprising when a new service underestimates the crowd that will show up at launch, and it’s not the first time this has happened with any new service. With that said, it seems like companies should be smart enough now that they should just always expect a larger crowd than anticipated, just in case. It’s a precaution that will save a ton of headaches right off the bat.

However, Kim Dotcom is obviously aware of the issue and is getting top men to resolve the problems as quickly as possible, although his timeline for a “smooth experience” was simply just “soon.” Dotcom says that the new service is “slowly stabilizing” and the team is “still fixing small bugs and issues with some servers.”

Mega launches with issues all around, “smooth experience” coming soon is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has been promising what’s almost a sort of renaissance through his Mega cloud storage service. Now that it’s open to the first wave of users, we have an inkling of what that strategy shift entails. Mega is currently just a simple-to-use parking place for data with a relatively large 50GB of storage in a free tier. However, it may grow quickly: there’s promises of Google Docs-style editing, instant messaging and mobile access, among other plans. Eventual paid plans will offer considerably more storage of between 500GB for €10 per month ($13) to 4TB for €30 ($40), albeit with a bandwidth cap of twice the storage at any given level. As such, Mega is mostly a bundle of potential — but it may stand out from the pack if ambition matches reality.

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Remember Megaupload? It was the file-sharing service created by Kim Dotcom that ended up being shut down and resulted in Dotcom’s house being raided, along with some more shenanigans of some kind. However, the dust as settled and Dotcom is back with a new service called Mega that looks to take on Dropbox and other cloud services. Mega officially launches tomorrow, but early-access users got a peek at it today.

The landing page at Mega.co.nz now redirects to Kim.com/mega, and it’s important to note that the service isn’t finished just yet. Once the site launches tomorrow for everyone, users will be aware of a roadmap that will include future features to be added, such as an SDK with fully documented API and different collaboration features.

One of the biggest features of the new service is that new users will receive 50GB of free storage when they sign up, but those that require larger storage needs can opt for different paid tiers. The “Pro” options offer 500GB, 2TB, and 4TB of cloud storage for €9.99, €19.99 and €29.99, respectively. The 500GB package comes with 1TB of bandwidth, and the 2TB and 4TB plans are given 4TB and 8TB of bandwidth, respectively.

Obviously, it’s still too early to tell if the service will take off. So far, though, there doesn’t seem to be any major setbacks to Mega, but we’ll see once the service officially launches tomorrow. The service eventually plans to add filesystem integration for Windows, with Mac and Linux versions coming as well. There will also be mobile apps for multiple mobile OSes that will allow users to sync files across different platforms.

[via TechCrunch]

Kim Dotcom’s Mega launches for early-access users is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Dropbox is rapidly bulking up its Android app’s photo sharing strength after lavishing some early attention on iOS. A newly posted refresh for the Google-friendly version lets photographers mass-select whole albums’ worth of images quickly to share with anyone, whether they’re Dropbox users or not. Android users who’ve been eager for parity just need to swing by the Google Play source link to get their fill.

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[CES 2013] Ever heard of SurDoc before? Neither have I, so for those of us who are in the dark, SurDoc prides itself in being a leader in cloud storage and document technologies. In fact, at CES this year, SurDoc has every intention to demonstrate their patented best-in-industry VisiDoc user interface, in addition to showcasing their TruPrivacy security technology to those who drop by their booth. Basically, TruPrivacy technology is a breakthrough development in cloud storage security technology, where users are said to be able to enjoy absolute privacy protection without increasing the costs of cloud storage.

In a nutshell, TruPrivacy would give consumers the peace of mind to use cloud-based storage, where hackers or any other unauthorized third-party like the government, industry associations, or even employees are able to gain access to your data within a cloud service provider. As part of a generous gesture to celebrate the recent launch of their TruPrivacy Technology, SurDoc will be offering free unlimited cloud storage for 1 year accounts until January 15, as long as you key in the code 2013CES at SurDoc.com. [Press Release]

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