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There’s no shortage of cloud storage sites and apps, but it looks like Sony might be trying to get a little more involved in ethereal storage. According to this European trademark filing spotted by Juggly, Sony Mobile has staked a claim to MyXperia, outlining that the service (or mobile app) involves itself in the “upload, storage, retrieval, download, transmission and delivery of digital content and media.” In short, the kind of stuff you already do with your cloud service of choice. While Sony has no shortage of cloud-based services, MyXperia.com currently sends you to a bare-bones login page, underneath the Sony Mobile umbrella — it looks like we’ll have to wait for some account credentials before we get to take a look.

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‘MyXperia’ trademark filing suggests Sony might launch its own cloud service originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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“The cloud,” you’ve probably heard about it by now. It’s this vast intangible place where you can put things. Things like emails and notes and files. But you’ve probably also heard about how vulnerable stuff in the cloud is and about how nefarious hackers can hijack your accounts to do terrible, terrible things with your data. Well, for the paranoid out there, iTwin is offering SecureBox, a hardware-based encryption system that can sync up with your Dropbox account. After plugging in your iTwin key you’ll be presented with the SecureBox folder — simply drag and drop your files there and they’ll be encrypted and uploaded. To view them again you’ll need one half of the iTwin and the AES 256-bit encryption key it contains. If you’re looking for even more security you can add an optional password, adding two-factor authentication to your SecureBox, which already lives behind DropBox’s own two-factor authentication system. You can pick up an iTwin yourself at the source for $99 or download the feature as a software update if you already have the prerequisite USB key.

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iTwin SecureBox adds hardware encryption to your Dropbox account originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google has been testing an expanded search that includes Gmail results ever since August, and it’s been enough of a hit that the company is swinging for the fences with an expanded test. The new version lets Gmail members find Calendar appointments and Drive files through the autocomplete results in the search box. Visit the main Google page and the results won’t be quite as broad, but they’ll include both the previous trial’s Gmail infromation as well as Drive — thankfully, tucked to the side rather than dominating the main page. Any individual, English-literate Google fans can join the new trial to get early access and find that long lost spreadsheet in the cloud.

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Google tests searches that include Calendar, Drive in results originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Skydrive, iCloud and Amazon Cloud Drive users have all been treated to upgrades recently, and now Box has announced a bunch of improvements are coming to its cloud platform for businesses. The portal header has been redesigned with a focus on searching and navigating quickly, and you can find other users at your company that bit easier, too. Additionally, Box Edit is ready to drop its beta suffix and, as long as you’ve got the relevant program installed, you can create files, edit them and save right back to the cloud from within the system. And, if you didn’t think the whole experience was social enough, an added ‘like’ feature for files will help you keep up with the latest trending process docs. The updates are due to roll out “over the coming weeks,” but until then, why not let an extremely sincere Box rep walk you through them in the video below.

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Box announces new features: improved search, file editing and a more social UI (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Boxee already has its fingers in quite a few video streaming pies, and now the company has launched the Cloudee service into public beta to let your store and share your own movies. The iPhone or iPod app allows clips to be uploaded and shared with a select group of pals, while permitting commenting and liking in a similar fashion to Google+. The company has also introduced desktop uploading software for Windows or Mac computers, along with a website so your can manage videos “with more than just your thumbs.” In addition, the app is now optimized for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5, and lets you share footage with contacts and publish using Facebook or Twitter. All videos are now private by default and users will enjoy unlimited space to stock videos until Cloudee emerges from beta — at which point, Boxee may require an upgrade to its premium service to add additional content. So, if you’re interested in crossing the video sharing bridge while avoiding the trolls, check the source to see how to sign up.

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Public Cloudee beta blows in with desktop uploader, new web interface, iPhone 5 optimization originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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