In a way of celebrating its new additions and updating of its Android application, Cloud storage service Box is offering 50 Gb of free storage to all Android users who log in before 23rd of March. In order to avail this offer, an Android user needs to log in to the Box app for Android and he or she will be upgraded instantly.
It may be recalled that iCloud gave away 5Gb of free storage last year and at the same time Box offered iOS users 50Gb free storage. And now, they are offering the same to Android users. This is one offer which no user would expect from any Android application development company.
Box's new updated Android app includes a revamped user interface, certain new features and it compatible with latest Android version Ice Cream Sandwich. Box will be in future adding support for four languages Italian, German, French and Spanish to this app. In addition to all these, users will have the ability of commenting on files, grant access to other people to files individually and upload multible files at once.
Past few months have been a modus operandi in the field of cloud-storage and Box has moved forward in their effort of capturing mobile cloud storage market. It is worth mentioning here that Apple recently announced its plan of integrating iCloud with its upcoming Mountain Lion Mac OS. Microsoft on the other hand is making SkyDrive available worldwide and is integrating it with Windows 8. Dropbox, SugarSync and Amazon Cloud Drive is following the trend. It is also believed that Google will be bringing out its own soon.
Here are however some cons that is however compensated by the free 50Gb storage. Unlike Dropbox or SkyDrive, Box fails to offer a free desktop sync tool; the desktop application is available only to users having a professional accounts which cost $15 a month and unpaid users are limited using file size limit of 25 Mb.
Addition to the positive note to this wonderful offer is that it works with third-party applications and services. Users can send files to Gmail and Google Docs and also put them up in Microsoft Office. These features are things that other cloud-storage space provide.
You can get this application by the reputed software development company, Box from Android Market.