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The PortableApps.com website will be offline tonight, March 9th, 2015, beginning at approximately 9pm New York time. We will be performing some scheduled maintenance and site upgrades. It is estimated that the work will take 1 to 2 hours but may take longer if any issues not encountered in our test work are encountered.

PortableApps.com is happy to announce a larger size and lower prices for the The PortableApps.com® Companion™. Now, the fast, customized flash drive is available for up to 1/3 off last year's prices and comes in a new 64GB size. We've partnered with CustomUSB, a world leader in custom flash drive manufacturing, to produce the type of flash drive we've always wanted for ourselves. It's durable. Fast. Personalized with your name (or anything else you'd like). Affordable. And backed by a lifetime warranty. The PortableApps.com Companion is a customizable USB 3.0 drive available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB sizes, and in 4 colors, starting at under $30. And the new 64GB drive is under $60. It comes with the PortableApps.com Platform pre-installed so you can take your favorite software with you. Laser-etching of your name, URL or phrase is included in the price. And there's a hassle-free 30-day return policy. The PortableApps.com Companion is available in the CustomUSB online store.

Over this past week, we finished our infrastructure upgrade to serve you better and we thought you should know! PortableApps.com had been running on older dedicated hardware for a while and we were due for an upgrade. Our new infrastructure means a faster, more reliable experience for all PortableApps.com fans!

You can now support PortableApps.com every day just by using your browser. Just set start.portableapps.com as your homepage and you'll be supporting PortableApps.com. It's powered by Google, so you'll get the same great search results you're used to.

By popular request, PortableApps.com is now accepting donations in cryptocurrency! So, Bitcoin believers, Litecoin fans, and Dogecoin shibes can now help contribute to our hosting and other costs using their favorite currency. Our wallet addresses for all three along with clickable links and scannable barcodes are on the PortableApps.com Donation page.

PortableApps.com is proud to announce that we've teamed up with the makers of Gigs 2 Go to bring portable software to their new tear-and-share flash drive packs made from recycled materials. Gigs 2 Go is currently in the kickstarter phase as they raise the funds for their innovative new low-cost, shareable design. They've partnered with our friends at CustomUSB for production and distribution and we like the concept so much we decided to partner with them to make their product even more versatile.

PortableApps.com is proud to announce that we've teamed up with the makers of KeyZ to bring portable software to their new slim keyring, multitool, and flash drive. KeyZ is currently in the kickstarter phase as they raise the funds for their innovative new keyholder (UPDATE) has now released their product and we liked the idea so much, that we decided to work with them to add even more functionality to their ultraslim all-in-one.

The PortableApps.com® Carbide™ is the safest, most secure USB flash drive on earth. And our users are loving it so far. Unfortunately, due to supplier demands, the price will be going up just a bit. Happily, we were able to negotiate a few days as a grace period for our loyal users to buy now before the price goes up. So, if you'd like to get this incredible drive, we urge you to buy today! The prices will be changing on Friday, June 7th at 5pm Eastern (aka New York) time. The PortableApps.com Carbide is available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB sizes starting at under $90. The PortableApps.com Carbide is available at WorldsBestFlashDrive.com.

PortableApps.com is proud to announce the immediate availability of the The PortableApps.com® Carbide™: The Safest, Most Secure USB Flash Drive on Earth. It's got military-grade hardware encryption compatible with every operating system. It's water, shock, dust and tamper-resistant. It comes with a full FIVE years of commercial USB antivirus protection. It has an industry-leading 5 year warranty. The PortableApps.com Carbide is available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB sizes starting at under $90. It comes with the PortableApps.com Platform pre-installed so you can take your favorite software with you. Laser-etching of your name, URL or phrase is included in the price. And there's a hassle-free 30-day return policy. The PortableApps.com Carbide is available at WorldsBestFlashDrive.com.

PortableApps.com is happy to announce new lower prices for the The PortableApps.com® Companion™. Now, the fast, customized flash drive is available for up to 40% off last year's prices. The cost of the components has gone down, so we're passing the savings on to you! We've partnered with CustomUSB, a world leader in custom flash drive manufacturing, to produce the type of flash drive we've always wanted for ourselves. It's durable. Incredibly fast. Personalized with your name (or anything else you'd like). Affordable. And backed by a lifetime warranty. The PortableApps.com Companion is a customizable USB 3.0 drive available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB sizes, and in 4 colors, starting at under $30. And the 32GB drive is now under $60. It comes with the PortableApps.com Platform pre-installed so you can take your favorite software with you. Laser-etching of your name, URL or phrase is included in the price. And there's a hassle-free 30-day return policy. The PortableApps.com Companion is available at WorldsBestFlashDrive.com.