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Nextbit to Shut Down Cloud Storage On March 1

Jan 9, 2018, 12:57 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Jan 9, 2018, 12:59 PM

Nextbit this week warned owners of its Robin smartphone that it plans to shut down its Cloud Storage service on March 1. The company revealed the news in an email to customers. Nexbit recommends Robin owners take the time to download anything and everything they had backed up to the Nextbit cloud, including apps and photos. Nextbit said it will automatically sign all users out of the Cloud Storage service on March 1, though people will be able to download their photos through April 1. After that date, everything stored in Cloud Storage will be lost and inaccessible. Nextbit and its Robin phone were unique in that they relied on dynamic backups to the cloud that could offload apps in order to ensure there was enough storage space on the handset itself. Nextbit sold its handset assets to Razer.

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Nextbit Robin

5.2" display FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 808 processor 3 GB RAM
2,680 mAh battery
Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC, Fingerprint Reader

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