path in the brave new world of cloud storage.

Strengthening their Hands

In hindsight, Dropbox's confidence in its own destiny makes the Mailbox acquisition all the more intriguing. The continuing development of Mailbox, alongside efforts to strengthen its business service (including moves onto Mac and Android), puts Dropbox firmly in the wider cloud game - with a growing portfolio of capabilities, like document preview, new organisational tools for photographs and an auto-upload feature for cameras.

But the cloud storage universe is getting crowded. With Google Apps, Office 365 and iCloud already fighting for space and attention, it looks like Dropbox might be readying for a fight. Indeed, in Dropbox's first foray into email, Mailbox subsumes services like Gmail by sitting 'on top' of existing interfaces to - hopefully - enhance userWASHINGTON - California Democrat TJ Cox declared victory Wednesday evening in California's 21st Congressional District, a victory that, if it holds, would allow Democrats to gain 40 seats in the House.

On Election Day, Cox trailed by about 5,000 votes and multiple outlets, including the Associated Press, called the race for Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao. But since then, Cox has picked up votes and as of Wednesday, was leading by 506 votes.

Votes still are being counted in two counties – Fresno and Kern – but balloting from those areas have favored Cox in post-Election Day updates, prompting him to declare the race over.

"I am elated to announce that we have won," Cox said in a statement. "Voters across the district resonated with our message of expanding health care,