Dropbox, the file and photo sharing website and application, has just released a new beta version for its Android app to the general public.  This being amongst all the other tweaks and upgrades Dropbox has released lately.

This new version allows users to delete or share multiple photos at once.  Also included is the ability to create photo albums and share them. This is in addition to several bug fixes introduced in this update as well.

To get this latest version you can simply download this from their forum.  Once downloaded, you can check the early releases option, in settings, for future updates.  Downloads not received from the Play Store will automatically have this option enabled.

To be honest I have not used Dropbox much on my smartphone, just mostly on my desktop.  But as they add more and more features to their app, it is starting to become a must have.

Are you going to get the beta version to be one step ahead of your friend and colleagues?

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Hang on to your seats texters, SwiftKey is getting close to the public release of its new update, SwiftKey Flow.

Signups are now complete for beta testing of the new release. Yesterday Evan Tapper, SwiftKey’s community manager sent out the following message to the beta testers:

Hi,

Thank you for registering your interest in SwiftKey Flow. We’re very pleased that so many of you are eager to help us test it out.

SwiftKey Flow is very nearly ready for beta testing. When it is, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to download it and how to leave us feedback. Your comments are very important to us – you’ll be a vital part of making sure that the public release of SwiftKey with SwiftKey Flow is our best keyboard yet.

To make sure that you receive the SwiftKey Flow testing email and it doesn’t end up in your spam folder, please add feedback@swiftkey.net to your list of contacts.

In the meantime, why not nominate SwiftKey in the TechCrunch 2012 Crunchies? We’d love it if you could nominate us here http://bit.ly/skcrunchie and let your friends know.

All the best,

Evan Tapper,
SwiftKey Community Manager

An official release date hasn’t been given, but with beta testing starting, I’m sure we can expect it very soon.  SwiftKey Flow will be an update to the already existing SwiftKey 3. if you haven’t updated to SwiftKey 3 yet, head over to the Play Store to download it for just $3.99.

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The main reason for the beta is to work out the kinks, but you need users to encounter those kinks for you to fix them. That’s why they’re encouraging more people to get the new Android app. To be fair, you don’t get the 5GB of cloud storage right from the get-go. Instead, you get 500MB on the first sync. After that, you need to automatically upload additional chunks of 500MB to grow your account in 500MB increments. Eventually, you hit five gigs.

That’s the first bit. The second bit is that the Android app itself comes along with a few upgrades too. For instance, you can set it up so that every photo you take with your smartphone will automatically get uploaded to your Dropbox account. This counters similar functionality I’ve seen with the Google+ app. You might want to keep an eye on your bandwidth, as it’s pretty easy to go over your monthly 3G/4G plan, but hopefully you can set it to Wi-Fi only too.

In any case, the app itself–as always–is free. You can grab the experimental beta in APK form at your leisure.

Soure: DropBox
Via: AndroidPolice

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The new build follows the company’s recent release of 5.0.1 which was aimed at fixing a couple of important bugs, including the iPhone 4S battery issue that still appears to be affecting some users.

Early on, there were reports that suggested that 5.1 would bring new features to Siri including hardware controls which will allow iPhone 4S users to adjust Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios through the voice-controlled assistant. For now it appears like the new version of iOS does not bring these changes.

The release notes of the software, which comes to us courtesy of BGR, do not reveal any major features at all.

The update looks to be a minor one that is coming with fixes for issues affecting Music Player, Newsstand and Game Center. There are also some changes in the APIs and iCloud storage.

What is interesting is that the folks over at 9to5Mac have discovered reference to two new iPad models, “iPad 2,4” and “iPad 3,3”, in the beta software.

The iPad 2,4 is thought to be a new version of the iPad 2 that might get released on Sprint’s 3G network. As you might know, 3G iPads are only available on AT&T and Verizon in the US. The tablet may also be a version meant for other networks around the world.

For those that were hoping for some major changes in this version, it seems you will have to wait a little longer. Perhaps in iOS 5.2, Apple will grant our wish and add hardware controls to Siri.

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For example, you might remember hearing about a four finger swipe on the iPad to switch between apps. This gesture might not seem so bad on the bigger screen of the Apple tablet, but it almost looks goofy on the smaller screen of the iPhone, don’t you think? Your four fingers barely fit on that display!

The beta build might be a little buggy, but it looks like the four finger swipe doesn’t work perfectly all the time either. Swiping right-to-left seems to work better than left-to-right, but that could be attributed to user error in the video. Also in clip, you can check out the swap from using the switch for toggling rotation lock and mute.

What was once meant to be the “easy to understand” smartphone for the masses just might be getting even more complicated. Maybe these advanced gestures should be reserved for tech geeks like us. ;)

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Up until now, the only time we’ve seen any inkling of  Gingerbread goodness has been in official form through Google engineers, and well, they have remained pretty tight lipped on any information coming out too early. This shot seems to indicate that they are either field-testing the OS, or someone managed to snag a pre-beta build.  Then again, it’s also very possible that this is a little more than some hackery on the part of an enthusiast. He could have messed with the code so that it displays firmware 3.0 or even easier, a bit of Photoshopping.  What are your thoughts? Is this really Android 3.0 Gingerbread and are you excited for its release? It is being shown on a Nexus One of all devices.

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