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• Dropbox focuses on collaboration with major app redesign

  The cloud file storage vendor continues to reinvent itself as it looks to compete with collaboration and productivity rivals like Google, Microsoft and Slack.

• Auckland University gives researchers Dropbox access

  The University of Auckland has signed a four-year agreement with Dropbox that will give all researchers at the University access to the Dropbox Business (Enterprise) service to support their research efforts.

• Dropbox IPO priced at nearly one-third below its peak valuation

  Dropbox this week priced shares for its initial public offering that would value it at up to US$7.1 billion, nearly a third below the valuation it commanded in 2014, a clear sign of how overheated the private tech market became a few years back.

• Dropbox files confidentially for US IPO, source says

  Cloud storage provider Dropbox has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.

• Why Dropbox left Amazon's cloud and built its own from scratch

  One in two Australian Internet users in Australia use Dropbox. Worldwide, more than 1.2 billion files are saved to the cloud storage service every 24 hours. And until recently, all those files were sitting in Amazon Web Services’ public cloud.

• Dropbox enhances its productivity tools across the board

  Dropbox just dumped a ton of new productivity features on users of its file storage and collaboration service that are all aimed at making it easier for people to get work done within its applications.

• Revealed: The top 10 apps that companies hate

  Companies are wary about what employees are doing on their smartphones. Be it data loss or time-wasting, a growing number of employers are actively stopping staff from using certain apps on company-controlled devices.

• Xero ups the SMB ante with global Adobe and Dropbox partnerships

  “Adobe and Xero share a common vision..."

• Dropbox adds U2F support for better security

  Two-factor authentication is often held up as a best practice for security in the online world, but Dropbox on Wednesday announced a new feature that's designed to make it even tougher.

• File sync services provide covert way to control hacked computers

  File synchronization services, used to accommodate roaming employees inside organizations, can also be a weak point that attackers could exploit to remain undetected inside compromised networks.

• Dropbox adds team-communication muscle with Clementine buy

  Dropbox took in a fresh infusion of team-collaboration technology and talent on Wednesday with the acquisition of San Francisco-based Clementine.

• AT&T, WhatsApp get low marks from EFF for data disclosure policies

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation released the latest version of its annual "Who Has Your Back" report on tech companies' data disclosure policies Wednesday afternoon, giving perfect five-star ratings to companies including Apple, Adobe, Dropbox and Yahoo.

• Dropbox for Business to get mobile management boost

  Security remains a big concern for businesses considering cloud storage, but Dropbox hopes to further calm their fears by integrating its service with enterprise mobile management products.

• Dropbox adds new features to woo enterprise users

  Dropbox wants to gain a stronger foothold in the enterprise, and on Thursday it rolled out several new Dropbox for Business features that sweeten the deal for corporate users.

• Dropbox unleashes 'universal app' for Windows phones and tablets

  Early this year, Dropbox released its cloud storage service on Windows phones and tablets, and on Tuesday the company followed up with a universal app that fleshes out the features for both types of devices.