iCloud

Continuing on in the process of testing iCloud on Mac OS X, Apple seeded a new developer build of the OS X 10.7.2 software update to registered developers yesterday. The new build, carrying the build number 11C71, continues to list no … Continue reading →

At this summer’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple indicated that iCloud—its new online storage and sync service—would be arriving in the fall, presumably alongside iOS 5. And, as iOS’s developer betas have progressed, so has iCloud: There’s …

Following its preview at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference in June, iCloud has received an official debut date—October 12—at Tuesday’s Let’s Talk iPhone Apple event. It replaces the company’s oft-maligned $99 MobileMe service, offering a …

Managers at iTunes are trying to lock down worldwide cloud-music rights, CNET has learned. The sources said Apple is close to reaching deals with rights holders but nothing is signed. An Apple representative declined to comment. In June, Apple’s then-CEO … Continue reading →

As Apple prepares to introduced its iCloud service alongside iOS 5 and its new iPhone hardware in the next two weeks, the company appears to have let some “Welcome to iCloud” emails slip out early. An AppleInsider reader received one … Continue reading →

Much of the discussion recently around Apple (AAPL) has been about the release of an iPad competitor from Amazon (AMZN), and the the release of the iPhone 5, and rightfully so. However, there is another big announcement expected this fall … Continue reading →

Over the last decade, the term “the cloud” has moved from its provenance among computer engineers to common usage, via the vectors of Amazon’s Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2), first released in 2006, and Apple’s iCloud, announced earlier this year. Clearly … Continue reading →

Days before the expected launch of iCloud, Apple’s MobileMe service experienced an outage Thursday that affected access to email, apps, and Find My iPhone. Trouble started around noon Eastern, with the MobileMe support page reporting delays with incoming mail.

Apple has just released to developers iTunes 10.5 Beta 9, which is a required update for syncing with the beta version of the iTunes Match service that’s expected to launch with the upcoming iOS 5 and iCloud. This beta update … Continue reading →

Apple on Friday supplied developers with the ninth beta of iTunes 10.5, with a number of known issues remaining before the final version of the software debuts with iCloud. People familiar with the latest build indicated it contains some of … Continue reading →