Dropbox announces Datastore API for mobile data syncing

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At Dropbox’s first DBX developer conference, the cloud storage service announced the launch of the Datastore API, a new series of tools that allows for storage and syncing of mobile data across more formats than basic files and folders.

The Datastore API will allow developers to move beyond traditional files and support storage of content within mobile applications, including contacts, user settings, ‘to-do’ or other list items and even drawings users create within applications.

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