DropBox comes to BlackBerry, updates for iPhone and Android

Dropbox, one of the best mobile productivity apps, has just been released for BlackBerry and updated for iPhone and Android. Dropbox allows users to sync a virtual drive between desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Files in your DropBox folder can also be accessed on the DropBox website. Updates for iPhone and Android include HD video and picture support and ability to send files from other apps to your DropBox. This app represents the future of digital storage, as cloud computing is increasingly taking the place of more traditional forms of physical memory (external hard drives, flash drives, etc).

DropBox website: http://www.dropbox.com/

Why You Should Invest in Apple...

1. Silicon Alley Insider predicts that the Apple stock will jump from $300 to $1000 by 2015

This estimate is based on increased 2011 iPad sales by UBS, lowered PC sales with increased 2011 tablet sales by Barclays Capital, ramped up iPad production numbers, and Apples "increasing efforts to drive greater penetration into enterprise and SMB accounts," say Deutsche Bank. [Source]

2. The iPhone moves to Verizon 4G

For Verizon's new 4G systems, launching in early 2011, the iPhone 4G will be their launch product for the new network, combining the reliability of the Verizon wireless service with the speed and dominance of Apple's iPhone. [Source]

3. Soon Apps will overtake Music on iTunes Downloads

This means that the Apple App market is growing rapidly, as the new iPad's, iPhones, and iPods all allow for app downloads. Competition with the Android market will also mean better Apple created consumer incentives to download iTunes apps. [Source]

App Wars: Hulu Plus v. Netflix

I was considering getting Hulu Plus for my iPhone, but the cost of the application and the $10 a month fee did not seem worth it. Then I read this article, "I just Dumped Hulu Plus - Here's Why," and I realized that Dan Frommer was naming all by biggest fears about getting Hulu Plus. Anyways, heres a comparison of the Netflix and Hulu Plus apps:

Hulu Plus:

When I think of Hulu, I think of their first Super Bowl commercial with Alex Baldwin. They were the website where I can watch tv for free online, without needing a cable or satellite tv subscription. I wrote about Hulu in one of my first blog posts for OE. Hulu represented the free course that tv is headed in, up there with seriesgringas and other online tv watching mediums.

Pros:

• Can watch most new tv shows on fox and nbc
• Has a cool layout, especially for an iPad, and would be great on a road trip

Cons:

• $10/ month
• Is missing a lot of new network tv programs that are on cbs and other networks
• Does not have the best movie selection
• Cost an extra $10 a month for a service considered to be free

Netflix:

Netflix can be watched from anywhere on any platform. Enough said...


Pros:

• Comes with a netflix supscription. So with a single neflix subscription you can watch netflix from yout ipad, iphone, plex, xbox 360, ps3, computer, or pretty much any electronic device.
• Has a pretty good tv selection, but an amazing movie selection

Cons:

• Monthly bill
• Interface could be a little bit better
• Better search function would be nicer

In the end, Netfilx is certainly worth the monthly bill.