iCloud

Apple last night warned iTunes Match iCloud beta testers that it will delete their libraries on Monday, September 26 at 10am PST. This will mean users will lose access to their libraries until the service launches once again at some … Continue reading →

Steve Jobs got a lot off his chest in his Q&A session with developers at WWDC 1997 — the first after he returned to Apple (AAPL) from his years in the desert at NeXT. We’ve dipped once before into the … Continue reading →

Is HTC trying to steal Apple iCloud’s thunder? Pocket-lint reports that upcoming HTC smartphones like the HTC Rhyme (pictured) will come with 3GB of free storage from DropBox. The 3GB of extra storage is on top of the 2GB of … Continue reading →

A recent email from an acquaintance/friend reminded me of a post I had written on Pandora (P) the day after the IPO in June. I never got around to publishing it for some reason, but I should have because there … Continue reading →

(CBS) – Apple is setting the reset button for iCloud beta users on September 22. An announcement posted in the iOS and Mac developers’ forums included details of an outage time and changes. “On Thursday, September 22, the iCloud Backup … Continue reading →

If you use Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo, you know your email is accessible from any computer or smartphone. That’s because your messages are stored “in the cloud.” What is iCloud? Apple puts it like this: “iCloud stores your music, photos, … Continue reading →

Apple hasn’t completely ruled out the return of features like iDisk and System preference syncing from eventually reemerging as part of its iCloud service, representatives for the company’s new chief executive are telling customers. Though Steve Jobs is no …

Apple’s iCloud has floated a bit closer with the release of a new beta of Mac OS X Lion version 10.7.2 that integrates the cloudy services package into the OS itself. It’s been a busy few days for Apple’s beta-shippers. … Continue reading →

Representatives from new Apple CEO Tim Cook’s office recently called a customer who sent an e-mail bemoaning the forthcoming loss of certain sync services and iDisk in the transition to this fall’s iCloud service, and was told that the company … Continue reading →

An Arizona company that sued Apple over its use of the iCloud name seems to have changed its tune–and its name. iCloud Communications, which alleged in a lawsuit filed in June that the name of Apple’s online storage service copied … Continue reading →