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Box acquires Folders, in what sounds like the least exciting acquisition deal ever

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2013)

File-sharing service Box has acquired the technology behind a French app called Folders, which was never released, but is also centered on browsing and sharing files on the iPhone. Terms of the acquisition weren't revealed, but Box said that Folders would be a big influence on the next few ...

Transporter: Network attached storage with flair

by Erica Sadun (Mar 11th, 2013)

The Transporter from Connected Data offers a new generation of network-attached storage (NAS). This technology allows you to connect a hard drive to your router, access it from anywhere and share its stored files. It is a bring-your-own drive alternative to the cloud. Units cost US$199 for a ...

Doctors improve usefulness of iOS devices in the ER with Box.net

by Steven Sande (Feb 27th, 2013)

A group of more than 60 doctors at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., are now sharing procedures, journal articles and conversations through a unique use of Box.net's file-sharing services. A Wired article states that the system has become a valuable tool for ...

Box offering 25 GB for free in promotion

by Mike Schramm (Feb 8th, 2013)

Filesharing service Box is offering up 25 GB of free cloud storage in a new promotion (supposedly for "Gameday," but it seems to still be in effect anyway). To qualify, you must be a new customer on a free plan, or just sign up for a new account with a new email address. The deal is also for ...

iPad workspace app CloudOn goes 2.0, adds Adobe Reader, Box storage support

by Michael Rose (Apr 10th, 2012)

There are several perspectives on the iPad as a productivity tool. Some knowledge workers thrive on a suite of native apps; others can't really get comfortable within a text or code-based workflow without a legitimate keyboard and mouse. The "third way" of iPad productivity provides a hybrid ...

Daily Update for October 14, 2011

by Steven Sande (Oct 14th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Box offers 50 GB storage to iOS users

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 14th, 2011)

Box.net is taking advantage of the hype surrounding the iPhone 4S and iCloud by offering 50 GB of free storage to iPhone and iPad owners. The promotion is live now and will last for 50 days so you have plenty of time to sign up. To claim your 50 GB account, you have to download the Box.net ...

Box.net SimpleShare Mac app for free screencast and screenshot sharing

by Steven Sande (Apr 28th, 2011)

Cloud storage provider Box.net has announced a new free Mac app called SimpleShare to make sharing screenshots and screencasts with others a piece of cake. When installed and used with a free (5 GB) or paid Box.net account, SimpleShare appears as yet another menu bar icon. To capture a ...

Box.net adds VGA out, AirPrint to iPad app

by Dave Caolo (Feb 17th, 2011)

Good news for fans of Box.net. The cloud-based service has added support for video out and AirPrint to its iPad app. Version 2.4, released today, lets users print any file to an AirPrint-capable printer and project documents to a projector or TV. To project a document, just connect the iPad to a ...

Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad gets PowerPoint editing for Christmas

by Steven Sande (Dec 23rd, 2010)

The Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad has gained some new features that make it even more useful to business people on the go. Quickoffice, Inc. announced today that its mobile office suite for the iPad now has an editor for Microsoft PowerPoint files in addition to the Excel and Word ...

Final Box.net iPad campaign video

by Mike Schramm (Nov 4th, 2010)

Box.net has released the final video covering their project to set up a company called D7 Consulting with 20 iPads to implement in their day-to-day business. It sounds like the whole thing has been a rousing success -- back when the project first kicked off, D7 said they wanted to use the iPad to ...

Box.net adds caching and update notifications to mobile apps

by Dave Caolo (Aug 10th, 2010)

The folks at Box.net have announced new features that will be a part of a soon-to-be-released update to both their iPad and iPhone apps. Specifically, caching will allow for offline access to files, and update notifications will keep track of file versions. The first is exciting for users like me ...

What could your business do with 20 iPads? Box.net & TUAW want to find out

by Michael Rose (Apr 22nd, 2010)

The application period for the Box.net iPad offer has ended. Stay tuned for more on the progress of the experiment soon! There are plenty of cloud storage and collaboration services that sound good in an elevator pitch or seem promising when sketched on the back of a napkin; precious few ever ...

Macworld 2010: Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite demonstration

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th, 2010)

If you've ever had a need to create or edit Microsoft Office documents on your iPhone or any other mobile device, you're probably familiar with Quickoffice. It's a solid app that provides a way to transfer documents to your iPhone, open them, make changes, and then save them back to the device. At ...

Macworld 2010: Box.net now supported in QuickOffice iPhone app

by Michael Rose (Feb 12th, 2010)

The storage mavens at Box.net took a few moments for us on the show floor at Macworld this week to demo the iPhone app that links to their service, which provides quick and consistent access to all your stored files; you can also view common file types, and even send download links to folders or ...