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Syncplicity finally makes iOS debut
Syncplicity has introduced its free iOS app today, allowing users to access their accounts from the iPhone and iPad. The app has a native interface that's optimized for the iPhone and allows you to browse and open any file in your account, including shared folders. This includes full access to any previously saved versions of the file on Syncplicity. A news feed keeps you up to date on when a file has been updated and by who, and you can share any file via text, email or by copying a secure web URL from the iOS client. The Syncplicity app will also let you open stored files in other apps like Documents to Go. We first reported on Syncplicity when it extended its cloud storage system to OS X in 2009, and like then, it's trying to make a niche in a Dropbox-oriented world. The lack of an iOS app was a hindrance when compared to competitors, so it's past time that Synplicity hit Apple's mobile devices.
Syncplicity opens up its Mac beta
The Boy Genius Report has reported on the latest cloud storage solution to grace the Mac world. Syncplicity, which currently exists for Windows, has opened up its beta version for the Mac. Syncplicity, free for 2GB of storage and syncing between two computers and $9.99 a month ($99 a year) USD for syncing among an unlimited number of computers and 50GB of storage, mirrors any folder on your system with its online sibling in the "cloud." Unlike MobileMe, where items to be synced must be contained within your iDisk, any folder on your hard drive can be synced by right-clicking it and selecting it from a menu -- really nice if you need to get a subfolder of a subfolder online. As soon as that folder is updated, so is the remote one. Another touted feature is the ability to access those folders from a browser on any computer, including your cell phone. The Syncplicity beta is an Intel-only program and requires OSX 10.5. Syncplicity joins a crowded field that just doesn't include MobileMe: Zumodrive, Dropbox and SugarSync are out there as well, all willing to do battle for customers who are growing increasingly dissatisfied with Apple's offering to the point that they are considering alternatives. Have you tried out the private beta for Syncplicity? What other cloud storage solution do you use? Let us know in the comments! Meanwhile, we'll start looking at Syncplicity on our end and present you with a full look at the beta in the next few days.
