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Just a few days ago, we were talking about how iOS users have now received the official Mega app for the platform, which was something that could have riled the feathers of Windows Phone 8 users. Well, if you happen to be part of that crowd, fret not as there is nothing much for you to mope about. In fact, we have word that Windows Phone 8 users will now be able to gain access to the Mega cloud storage service according to a confirmation which was posted by a Reddit user.

Mega was not too generous when it came to information concerning a specific launch date of the Windows Phone 8 Mega app, but there were hints that we could very well be looking at an early 2014 launch window. Right now, Mega is also available on the Android platform, and whether it is on the iOS or Android mobile operating systems, it would be free, letting you browse your storage accounts, preview and stream specific documents and files, as well as send links to files and folders to other Mega users. Needless to say, this particular app will continue to improve, as future versions of it is also touted to support the likes of photo synchronization. Nice to see Windows Phone 8 getting more recognition from developers and companies now as a viable platform, no?

Windows Phone 8 Users To Get Mega Cloud Storage Too original content from Ubergizmo.

Kim Dotcom’s cloud storage service Mega now has its own iOS app. Go forth and… store!

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Earlier this year, Kim Dotcom launched MEGA into beta as the file-hosting service offers some nice perks such as giving users 50GB of storage for free among other things. It’s been ten months since the debut of MEGA, and today, the service has been taken out of beta. With its exit from beta, MEGA is rolling out a number of tweaks and improvements over the previously beta version of the website. (more…)

Kim Dotcom’s MEGA Exits Out Of Beta With Improved UI, New Features original content from Ubergizmo.

Kim Dotcom recently threw in his resignation as managing director of his cloud hosting company Mega, and the reason to do so was to fight the good fight (in the eyes of some) – namely, to concentrate on the battle against extradition to the United States, in addition to launching a music service as well as a new political party. Earlier this year, Dotcom launched Mega (on 20th January 2013 to be exact), which marked the exact date a year after his previous business venture, Megaupload, was raided in a US-led operation, which subsequently led to accusations of Megaupload being involved in copyright infringement and money laundering.

Since Dotcom stepped down as managing director of Mega on 29 August, he has been replaced by the Singapore-based Bonnie Lam. According to Vikram Kumar, the chief executive of Mega, he informed The New Zealand Herald that Dotcom resigned to “focus on the extradition case, an upcoming music website, and to build a political party”. It seems that the music website would be similar in nature to iTunes, save for the fact that it functions over a web browser using HTML5, and Megabox will work directly with artists, skipping the traditional “middleman” of record labels. All the best to you in tour endeavors, Kim!

Kim Dotcom Resigns From Mega To Concentrate On Other Causes original content from Ubergizmo.

After the NSA’s top secret spying programs were brought to light, by former CIA technical analyst Edward Snowden, many people are started speaking out against widespread surveillance of online activity. The documents leaked by Snowden reveal programs that are capable of tapping in to Skype audio and video calls, monitoring internet history and even accessing the content of emails. Lavabit, an encrypted email provider that Snowden used, recently shut down because apparently its owner and operator didn’t want to become “complicit in crimes against the American people.” It is believed that rather than comply with a surveillance order, Lavabit chose to shut down. Another secure email provider, Silent Mail, also shut down because it saw the “writing on the wall.” So there’s evidently a void needs to be filled, and that’s where Kim Dotcom’s Mega comes in.

Mega CEO Vikram Kumar says that they have been doing “very hard” work in order to develop a secure email service. He says that since the service is going to be based on true end-to-end encryption, its becoming hard to provide features that users expect from a conventional email provider. Kumar says that they are doing “cutting edge stuff.” Kim Dotcom, the founder of Mega says that the company won’t retain decryption keys for customer accounts, thus making itself unable to read user’s email, and as a result, being unable to comply with a surveillance order. No word as yet on when this encrypted email service will go live.

Mega Developing “Cutting Edge” Encrypted Email Service original content from Ubergizmo.