University of Vienna researchers quantum leap into the cloud, ensure privacy for distributed computing

Afraid of the cloud? You’re not alone, as rising concerns surrounding the security of distributed computing have led University of Vienna researchers to seek out quantum mechanics as a privacy fix. The team’s findings, soon to be published in the jour…

SugarSync updates Android and iOS apps, brings auto sync technology to videos

If you’re jonesing to get your photos and movies from your smartphone back to the home computer without futzing around with cables, the folks at SugarSync have a new spoonful of sweetness for Android and iOS devices — and with its free price, it sh…

Dropbox ‘experimenting’ with photo and video import, enables instant transfer to the cloud

Dropbox is handing out yet another early peek at a fresh new tool for the early-adopting enthusiast crowd. The cloud-based storage service is introducing a feature that’ll allow all your photo / video captured memories to be instantly transferred as…

Amazon.com lets you play with an Android virtual machine, try apps before you buy them

When Amazon’s Appstore rolled out last week, we glossed over one detail that merely seemed neat. Today, we’re inclined to say that Test Drive may be the most significant part of Amazon’s announcement that day. Basically, Test Drive allows US customers…