AVG LAUNCHES COMPETITOR TO DROPBOX

AVG launched an online storage, backup and syncing service named LiveKive. LiveKive is a serious competitor to the granddaddy of online services DropBox. AVG describes LiveKive as a "reliable and sophisticated alternative to archiving.” In reality it’s a service that allows you to store any and all files in the cloud while keeping a local copy synchronized on your device, be that a Windows or Mac PC, or some portable device running Android or iOS.

LiveKive not only lets you backup and sync files across multiple computers, it also allows you to share files securely with others just like Dropbox’s Public folder. AVG calls its version a Share Room and rather than sharing download links you share a room link, with the recipient being able to download anything you put in that room.

here’s a free 5GB account available to everyone as well as two paid tiers. The first is $49.99 a year and gets you 25GB of storage. The second is $79.99 per year and comes with unlimited storage. Checking the fair use policy confirms that unlimited actually means 500GB, and that this estimate of an upper limit could be revised at any time.