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Following the release of Dropbox for Windows 8 a couple of days ago, the insanely-popular file-hosting service announced today a tighter integration with Samsung. The new partnership will expand Dropbox’s cloud storage into Samsung’s portfolio of products, including cameras and televisions. Do note that the two companies have already forged a special partnership together last year, when Samsung offered 50GB of free Dropbox storage for every Galaxy S3 purchase. At CES 2013, Dropbox says that the “deeper integration” will include Samsung’s latest products, such as the Galaxy Grand smartphone and smart cameras. (more…)

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We’ve been hearing talk of a Dropbox app for Windows 8 since the OS’s big debut back in October, but there’s now finally some good news for Windows users who favor the cloud-storage service. The Dropbox app is now available for both Windows 8 and Windows RT devices, offering all the basic features you’d expect (and not much more), including the ability to share files with with Windows 8’s Share Charm. Windows Phone 8 users, on the other hand, still have some waiting to do for an official app.

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Earlier this month we reported that Audiogalaxy had been acquired by Dropbox, and on Audiogalaxy’s blog, they stated that they would no longer be accepting new users. It would have been a fair speculation to think that they would no longer accept new users until the new management took over, but as it turns out the reason they aren’t accepting new users is because the service will be shutting down on the 31^st of January 2013. This was announced by Audiogalaxy on their Facebook page where they simply said that their service would be shutting down. It is still no clear what Dropbox has planned for Audiogalaxy, but hopefully they will not be taking Audiogalaxy too far from its core competency.

For those unfamiliar with Audiogalaxy, it is basically a service where one of its features allows users to stream songs from their computer (as long as it is turned on) onto their mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet, through Audiogalaxy’s dedicated app. For those on unlimited data plans or who don’t stream that much, using Audiogalaxy is a good way to save memory on your mobile device especially if your music library is pretty huge. Until then it looks like Audiogalaxy users will have about a month to start looking for alternatives – Google Play Music, perhaps?

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Dropbox has given the bleeding-edge version of its Android app a photo-friendly polish, with improved image viewing and sharing tools as it attempts to become your all-in-one cloud and content management system. In an update to the beta version of the Android app, Dropbox has previewed the latest multimedia features: photos can be organized into albums which can then be shared.

Meanwhile, individual images can be shared, either on their own or in batches, and it’s also possible to select multiple images for simultaneous deletion, too. There are also various bugfixes and tweaks to the usability, paving the way for a more stable version pushed out through the Play market.

Dropbox has also updated the UI of the app, though a tablet-specific version is still conspicuous by its absence. That’s unsurprisingly not going down well with Android users, who have been watching with no small amount of envy as the iOS version for iPhone and iPad gets frequent updates.

You can download the Dropbox beta for Android here [apk link]; your device will need to have had non-Play app installs enabled. The app also includes an option to automatically update to the latest beta version, which can be turned on and off in the settings page.

[via Android Community]

Dropbox outs Android beta with photo focus (but still no tablet UI) is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Welcome to Friday evening everyone. The weekend will be underway soon, but before we jump in, let’s recap the news from the afternoon. We found out today that Google Maps on iOS might not be around for very long, so enjoy it while it lasts, while Motorola Atrix HD users are now getting a long-awaited update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Google is leaving Sync support in the dust starting on January 30, 2013, and there were launch events for the iPhone 5 in 33 different countries today.

Sharp has unveiled a ridiculously large and expensive 64-inch Ultra HD TV, but if you want one, you’re going to have to plop down an astounding $31,000. Google+ was given a massive update on Android today that includes things like full-sized image uploads and improved hangouts, and the next iPad mini is rumored to have Retina Display (surprise! Bet you didn’t see that one coming!). RIM showed off BlackBerry 10′s keyboard in a new video demo today, so if you’ve been waiting anxiously for the new OS to arrive, be sure to have a look at that.

We heard today that Wireless AMBER Alerts will be rolled into the Wireless Emergency Alert system at the end of the year, and Dropbox for iOS has been completely redesigned with a new update. AMC has announced that it will re-air the first two seasons of The Walking Dead in black and white, while Valve was busy rolling out a new Steam Game Guide beta today. NASA will be sending two lunar orbiters plummeting into a mountain on the moon in the name of science, and a new Android device called the Acer V360 was leaked running Jelly Bean on its 4.5-inch display. The UN’s telecommunications director said he was surprised that the US had backed out of a controversial new treaty, and Walmart is now offering iPhone 5s for $127 and the fourth-generation iPad for $399.

Finally tonight, we’re serving up some original posts for you to fill up on. Don Reisinger asks when Apple’s oft-rumored television will finally launch, while Chris Burns goes hands-on with the new free-to-play PC game Hawken and walks us through three phablets that are rumored to be coming from Huawei, Samsung, and Nokia in 2013. That does it for tonight’s Evening Wrap-Up, we hope you enjoy the weekend folks!

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 14, 2012 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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