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Today Dropbox announced a major update to its Dropbox “Pro” file storage service, converting all previous storage options to a single tier: 1 terabyte of storage for $9.99 per month. It’s no coincidence that Dropbox is charging $9.99 for 1 terabyte of storage; Google introduced the same deal for Goo
A good city is one where it has all of the necessary infrastructure to get it going, and that includes an efficient public transport system to handle the huge number of commuters who go to work and return home to the suburbs in the same day, not to mention having plenty of tourists who would [&helli
In the movie Gravity, masses upon masses of floating debris hurtled through space at alarming speeds and collided with the heroine’s space shuttle, killing her crew. Space junk isn’t just something made up for the movies, though, it’s a real issue that’s costing space agencie
Arguably, Pebble and its record-breaking Kickstarter project woke the slumbering giant that is the smartwatch device category. It should follow, then, that by this time next year we’ll be seeing Android-powered smart coolers from Samsung, LG and every OEM under the sun flooding the market, given tha
Intel has built a tiny 3G modem designed for the massive numbers of small devices that will be part of the Internet of things. The chip maker on Aug. 26 launched the XMM 6255, which officials called the world’s smallest standalone 3G modem. They hope it will become the wireless solution for ma
Appliance manufacturer Electrolux is joining the AllSeen Alliance, an open-source project focused on innovation on IoT technology. The Stokholm-based company is known for products such as refrigerators, dishwashers and vacuums, and owns the Zanussi, Eureka, Frigidaire, Molteni and Westinghouse brand
Salesforce.com is “doubling down on communities” in the age of connected everything. The company announced today it is expanding its Communities product into a full-fledged Community Cloud. The vision: responsive online communities of any collection of people or products based around a given interes
The online technology training service Pluralsight has raised a whopping $135 million in new financing as it looks to consolidate its position as a major player in personal and professional continuing information technology education. “We believe in the vision we have of democratizing professional e
Broadcom chips have already infiltrated Internet of Things devices from companies like Quirky and Electric Imp. Now it’s looking to the next generation of developers hoping to cash in on the connected home with it’s new Wiced device. The Wiced Sense development kit is an open source hardware and sof
Is it a case of outage musical chairs that is being played out at the moment? Time Warner is the latest company to fall victim when it comes to its Internet services offered to those living in the U.S., and it certainly looks as though the East Coast has been affected a whole lot more […]
Following an oversubscribed Kickstarter campaign smart home company Zuli today announced a $1.65 million seed round of funding to enable the company to bring their first product, the Zuli Smartplug, to market. Participating in the round were prominent venture capitalists and industry veterans includ
Android-powered Philips TVs will be the first to support Spotify Connect, letting you stream music from a mobile device straight to the television. From September, Spotify Premium subscribers will be able to stream music on their compatible Philips Smart TV, in a move that will integrate the music s
