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DropBox for iPhone Released!

We’ve mentioned DropBox as one of the coolest free file sharing options available in the market. And now, as most of the cool web apps, the iPhone version has been released to the public. Download it from here (iTunes link):

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DropBox has a very intuitive and easy-to-use interface, using your Mac, Linux or Windows client; or even using the web interface. You can simply synchronize your files everywhere; it doesn’t matter from which computer you are connecting. And now, it won’t matter if you are using your laptop, desktop or iPhone.

Some of the other features included are:

  • Possibility to use public links for your files: Instead of using rapidshare, megaupload or any other file hosting; you can upload your files to DropBox in a public folder and share it with the community.
  • Usability similar with Subversion: With the local client, you can store your files in your hard drive. And every time you put files in there, they are automatically synchronized.
  • 2gb of storage.

And some of the features that you can see with the iPhone app:

  • Download files for offline viewing: Add files to your ‘Favorites’, and they’ll be accessible at any time.
  • Take photos and videos and sync them to your Dropbox: Take a photo from your iPhone and email its public link to a friend in less than a minute.

Take a quick look:

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Your Files Everywhere with DropBox

dropboxDropBox it’s a tool that offers you file hosting, synchronization and publishing. This free product does not represent anything that is not available in the web right now, but let me say that the usability and features available had been a very nice experience for me so far.

One of the coolest things that you can find with this tool is the similarity with a Subversion client: Instead of using only a web app to upload/download your files, works directly with a client and selecting the local folders you want to use as your dropbox, the files are automatically synchronized without any user intervention.

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More features for dropbox:

  • Free registration with 2GB of storage.
  • Separates your personal files with public files that you can share with friends. Accessing directly with a public link.
  • Files secure with SSL and encrypted with AES-256.
  • Windows, Mac and Linux clients agents available.
  • Besides the installed client, you can use the web app to upload/download files.