BlackBerry/Android/iOS: BlackBerry addicts, your days of emailing yourself files are nearly numbered. File syncing service Dropbox has released its previously closed beta BlackBerry app into the open, while also giving Android and iOS users some nice new features. http://tiny.cc/DropBox
DropBox for BlackBerry offers the same kind of file access, sharing, and even media streaming that the service offers to desktop and other smartphone users. The easiest way to grab the app is to point your BlackBerry to dropbox.com/blackberry.
Android users who update their app (which recently hit the Market) will notice that Dropbox has added itself to the "Share" menu, so you can send Dropbox a file from nearly any app that lets you send anywhere. There's also a new Shortcut option for the home screen to create direct links to Dropbox folders. iOS users are getting background uploading through iOS 4 multi-tasking, along with high-resolution and HD video support and automatic offline caching.
Finally, Dropbox also created a web list of Apps that work great with the service—in other words, apps that have some kind of connection to Dropbox, whether for file grabbing or storing. It's a good place to check and see if your favorite mobile apps could become a bit more convenient.
All the Dropbox apps are free for their individual platforms. If you've got a favorite app that hooks well into Dropbox, tell us all about it in the comments. Get it here: Dropbox Anywhere
DropBox for iPhone and iPad has just been updated to version 1.3 and you can get it now from the iTunes App Store. Like Apple’s own MobileMe iDisk, it lets you store files online and sync them locally as well. Unlike iDisk it’s lightning fast, provides versioning (like Time Machine), and does a host of other great stuff as well. New features and fixes in 1.3 include:
UI re-design with numerous visual enhancements including retina display support
File caching (no need to re-download files you’ve already viewed!)
Fullscreen landscape file viewing on iPad
Finish uploads and downloads while in the background
Create folders
Bug fix for viewing CSV and some broken HTML files
The app is free, the service is free up to 2GB and then you can pay for 50GB and 100GB options. If you try out the new version, let us know what you think. Personally, I’m not digging the new UI yet, but I’ll give it some time…
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The Apple iPhone, by design, is meant to be an all-in-one device, but who would have guessed it would be capable of doing some of the things it can? A few months ago we reviewed Rev for iPhone, which allows you to measure and graph many in-car statistics and analytics in real time, among many other features. Viper Security has just announced a new iPhone app that allows you to start, lock, unlock, pop the trunk, arm security, or even find your car in a parking lot from anywhere you and your car have cell phone signal. The system is called “Viper SmartStart,” and uses a downloadable app from the iTunes App Store to connect with the SmartStart system installed in your car. The system isn’t cheap, however. If you already have a remote start installed in your car, you can save some cash and just get the SmartStart module, which runs $299. If not, expect to fork over $499 for the whole system, which does not include installation at Best Buy, or the $30/year service charge (first year is free.) This is a unique system, and might have some unexpected benefits. Standardkey fobs have a very limited range, and the Viper SmartStart system’s range is virtually unlimited, as long as you have cell phone coverage. For example, let’s say you’re at the grocery store and lock your keys in your car. You could simply unlock the car with your iPhone, or even have your spouse at home unlock the car for you. Another benefit is that you’re able to start your car and warm it up in the winter from anywhere. If you’re in the office, for example, start the car while you’re at your desk so it’s warm when you get to it. An interesting and useful system, though a bit pricey.
