iCloud

Microsoft on SkyDrive: ‘There is a tonne more to come’ – Pocket-lint.com

So, what’s the actual vision behind SkyDrive? What is it supposed to be? A digital locker like Dropbox, or an umbrella for online Microsoft services like Apple’s iCloud? Mehta sees three clear cloud areas: file cloud, device cloud and app … Continue reading

SanDisk Reaches For $45 Fending Off Free Cloud Storage Bonanza – Forbes

3) Increasing popularity of cloud storage services There are various cloud storage service providers with the major ones being: a) Box, b) Dropbox, c) Amazon Cloud Drive, d) Microsoft SkyDrive, e) Apple iCloud, f) Google Drive These services …

Dropbox working with Apple to resolve app rejection issue – Apple Insider

Apple went on to unveil its iCloud service last June. Though iCloud and Dropbox are different in many ways, the two services are seen as overlapping in their efforts to provide seamless syncing and storage solutions.

EA’s Rock Band for iOS ‘no longer playable’ after May 31 – CNET News

Although in most cases, those games and apps continue to remain usable, and sometimes even available through Apple’s iCloud backup. Update at 2:11 p.m. PT: EA has elaborated on the move on its help site. Here’s the explanation verbatim …

Press X To Not Die: Google Drive leads iCloud, others in online storage – LSU Reveille

You can lie out on a pretty day and look up at the sky, imagining the shapes and objects each cloud looks like. They protect us from the sun, provide us rain to run around in and also give us … Continue reading

LG launches iCloud competitor – YAHOO!

SEOUL, APR. 30, 2012 — LG Electronics (LG) announced the beta opening of LG Cloud service on May 1 with the aim of providing seamless connectivity and streaming access to all digital content across various electronic devices. Although cloud is … Continue reading

Apple updates iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband and Cards – Intomobile.com

GarageBand 1.2.1 fixes bugs relating to iCloud syncing and signing in to SoundCloud. Cards version 1.1.2 adds more Mother’s Day, birthday and get-well card options, as well as improves address accuracy, and a bug related to editing envelopes.

Inside the World of Cyber-Lockers – Hollywood Reporter

Established services such as Dropbox and Apple’s iCloud have limited the exchange of pirated materials with registration requirements that tie people’s real names and identities to their accounts and inter­faces that make it difficult or even impossible …

Greenpeace provokes Apple on renewable energy stance – ZDNet

Apple appears to be its favorite target right now, as it builds out the data centers powering its iCloud operations. Although Apple has committed to what has been described as the nation’s largest on-site commercial solar and fuel cell …

Six New Countries Get Apple’s iCloud-Based Music Matching Service – Softpedia

Apple has added six new countries to the iTunes Match list, customers are reporting. iTunes Match is now available in Italy, Greece, Portugal, Austria, Bulgaria and Slovenia. A paid service enabling iTunes users to upload their libraries to iCloud making … Continue reading