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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. Normally, 50GB of Box.net storage would cost you $20 per month, with the free plan only offering 5GB. Box also has one huge advantage over most similar services in that it allows multiple users to collaborate on file(s) at the same time.

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 app to your iOS device and login with your account credentials. If you don’t have an account, you can sign up for one on your device.

Once you login, your account will be upgraded to 50 GB. These extra 50 GBs are yours to keep for as long as you have your box.net account.

However, since iCloud storage is currently useless for anyone that doesn’t use iWork, and most people probably have few individual files larger than 100MB to share, Box is an attractive option that’s difficult to pass-up on.

After about 1 year of public testing since its 1st release of Platform Preview to developers on March 2010, Microsoft finally releases Internet Explorer 9 (IE9).

IE9 improves on support to the latest web technologies nowadays, including HTML5, CSS3, SVG, XHTML, and a new Javascript engine called “Chakra” (is this developed by Indian developers). It also features GPU-powered hardware acceleration for better and faster graphical and video support.

However, IE9 is only made available for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, and is not supporting Windows XP. This means that if you are still using Windows XP and want to use a modern web browser, you are forced to upgrade to later version of Windows, or you better change your favourite browser to the upcoming Firefox 4 or Chrome 9, which will also support for the latest web technologies, and at the same time still available to Windows XP.

Is it worth the download? Is it better than Google’s Chrome browser or Mozilla’s Firefox?

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AVG, the software firm behind one of the most popular free antivirus solutions in the market, has announced the launch of a new cloud based storage solution called LiveKive.

What is LiveKive?
AVG LiveKive provides simple, safe and reliable storage that makes the process of archiving and sharing content as intuitive and secure as keeping money in a bank.

Why will users want it?
•Uses get five free gigabytes of leading-class secure storage
•Immediate access to content from all their synced devices
•It’s quick and easy to use
•Efficient way of backing up data and safeguarding relevant information and content

During the beta testing phase, AVG will be offering 5 GB of free storage to all users. AVG is promising quick and easy access to stored content from any synced device. Although, the sparsely worded official announcement doesn’t specify which devices will be supported, given AVG’s presence in the Android Market, as well as its availability for Windows and Linux, we are anticipating these platforms will be supported (at the very least).

The beta testing phase was expected to have started from this week. However, it seems to have been delayed. I have reached out to AVG, and will update this post when I hear back from them.

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Another great news from Maxis, Maxis’s website finally showed its bundled pricing of HTC HD7 since the launch of the HTC HD7 a few day ago, read my previous post regarding HTC HD7. HTC HD7 running on Windows Phone 7. It is offered from RM1399 for 24 months and RM1699 for 12 months contract with a 1.5GB or 3.0GB data plan.

The plan & pricing was earlier revealed for pre-registered users last week. It is also worth mentioning that the bundled data plans are given a RM10/month rebate. This means a 3GB data plan would cost only RM78/month from the usual RM88/month, giving a total savings of RM240 for 2 years subscription. For greater peace of mind, the device comes with 24 months warranty.

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Yes has taken down its site for an unannounced maintenance. No details or reasons were given but they promise that it will deliver a better experience.

We hope that yes is doing the necessary fixes on its erratic portal especially when it comes to YesID activation. Many had complained until today of not being to access their accounts especially those who pre-registered earlier. We will monitor their site tomorrow and see if our YesID works.