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MobileMe Users Migrating To iCloud Get 25GB

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

When Apple announced the iCloud at WWDC 2011, it also revealed that its MobileMe syncing service would be shutting down. Although the core services of MobileMe will be rolled into the iCloud, there are still certain features that will no longer sync due to the transition. To make things better, Apple may be offering MobileMe users 25GB right off the bat when they migrate to the iCloud. Read The Full Story

iCloud Pricing Details Leak For 10GB, 20GB, And 50GB Extra Storage Options

, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [9]

Apple's much anticipated iOS 5 and iCloud, unveiled at WWDC 2011, are promised for a September launch. And with only one month away, Apple has opened the doors to its iCloud.com web interface for developers. The website launch is still in beta and revealed not only several web apps, including Mail, Calendar, and Contacts, as well as an interesting iOS-based interface, but also revealed the storage and pricing options for the upcoming iCloud service. Read The Full Story

Amazon Cloud Drive, Cloud Player Now With Unlimited Music Storage

, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon was first to offer a cloud-based music locker back in March beating out competitors Google and Apple. Despite its early arrival, Amazon's Cloud Drive and Cloud Player services still have a tough battle ahead against the imminent iCloud-powered iTunes juggernaut. Perhaps as a preemptive measure, Amazon today announced several new improvements to its cloud music service that hopes to lure new users with unlimited music storage. Read The Full Story

LaCie CloudBox Review

, Jul 4th 2011 Discuss [7]

Backup devices are generally at the “less glamorous” end of the gadget scale, but ironically some of the most important. Not having the very latest smartphone or gaming device may be frustrating, but not as much as discovering the hard-drive in your computer has crashed and taken with it all your files, multimedia and other content. LaCie is hoping its CloudBox will prevent some of those headaches, a local/cloud double-act that pairs a simple network drive with a companion web backup service. Setup is, so the promise goes, simple; problem is, you pay for that convenience. Is the CloudBox heaven-sent or an unwelcome stormfront? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Dropbox legalese tweak prompts privacy panic

, Jul 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

Dropbox has found itself at the center of a privacy storm this weekend, having changed its terms of service in a way that left many users believing the cloud storage company could share, modify or otherwise use the files they’d uploaded. According to the Dropbox blog, the TOS change – which was flagged up to all users via email – was to make them (along with the security overview and privacy policy) “easier to read and understand.” Unfortunately, references to granting Dropbox “rights to use, copy, distribute, prepare derivative works (such as translations or format conversions) of, perform, or publicly display [uploaded] stuff” led to confusion over just what the company was going to do with content.

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LaCie CloudBox Combines External Hard Drive And The Cloud, Arriving July

, Jun 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

LaCie is known for their sleek storage devices and today they're announcing a new hybrid solution that marries an external hard drive to the cloud. Storing files on a local hard drive provides easier access and faster transfers, but should something happen to your drive, all your data can be lost. Hence, storing files in the cloud in a secure server remotely seems like a good option, but uploading files there could take several days. So, here comes the LaCie CloudBox to save the day. Read The Full Story

Windows SkyDrive Drops Silverlight For HTML 5

, Jun 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft released an update today for its cloud platform called the SkyDrive and has finally dropped Microsoft's proprietary Silverlight from the system, opting for a cross-platform compatible HTML 5. Silverlight required users to download a browser plugin in order to work and thankfully the company realized it needed to transition away from it to stay competitive. Over the last few months, it's been slowly expelling Silverlight from its platforms. Read The Full Story

Iomega Home Media Hard Drive Cloud Edition Review

, Jun 14th 2011 Discuss [17]

The Iomega Home Media Hard Drive, Cloud Edition is a network attached storage (NAS) that will not only store and backup your data, but also let you share and access it via the web. These days, it seems like everything computing is heading towards the cloud, which has come to be known as storing your data on remote servers so that it can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. This convenience typically comes with a monthly cost and may not be ideal for those who have a lot of data or prefer to have their data stored locally. This is where Iomega’s Cloud Edition NAS hopes to save the day.

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Only 50% Of iPhone Users Backup To iTunes

, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple's iCloud announcement from WWDC 2011 sounds promising, freeing iPhone and iPad users from ever having to physically connect their iOS devices to their computers for backing up to iTunes. With the iCloud-powered iOS 5, backups will be automatically synced to the cloud. And thank goodness, now that we know from an insider tip that only 50 percent of iPhone users ever backup their data to iTunes. The iCloud will surely save a lot of data loss headaches. Read The Full Story

HP Closer To Launching Its Own Cloud Service?

, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Back in April there was speculation that HP was getting ready its own cloud-based media service that would be the backbone to its HP Music and Movies store. With the cloud services of Amazon, Google, and Apple already unveiled and the TouchPad's release date fast approaching, rumors on HP's cloud offering has reignited with multiple sources from the major record labels claiming that discussions with HP are heating up. Read The Full Story

Spotify Inks Universal Music Deal, Really Close Now To U.S. Launch

, Jun 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

There may soon be even more competition in the cloud music streaming arena as Spotify has just signed on Universal Music Group, bringing it one more label closer to a U.S. launch. Spotify has already signed EMI and Sony Music, leaving now just Warner Music to coaxed on board. The service has been incredibly popular in Europe with an almost cult following, but it's uncertain if that will translate to success across the Atlantic. Read The Full Story

iCloud UK launch unlikely until 2012

, Jun 10th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple's new iCloud service may have been one of the three pillars of Steve Jobs' WWDC 2011 keynote, but  the music storage aspect of the service looks to be US-only for some time. According to a major record label source in the UK, speaking to The Telegraph, "tentative talks have begun between the major labels and Apple in the UK. However, all talks are at the really early stages and no one expects to see the cloud music service live on this side of the pond until 2012." Read The Full Story
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