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Adobe Lightroom 4 floats into the Creative Cloud

, Jun 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom 4 has joined the Adobe Creative Cloud, meaning users of the subscription-based software rental service can now add the tool to their portfolio. Released to the Mac App Store last month as a standalone purchase for $149, Lightroom 4's addition to Creative Cloud means you could be using it today for as little as $29.99 per month. Read The Full Story

Box’s OneCloud comes to Android

, Jun 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Enterprise-centric cloud storage provider Box has announced a key enhancement to its growing OneCloud platform - Android support. OneCloud is a feature that allows users to keep their Box files synced even when they're using third-party apps. A whole slew of ANdroid app providers are compatible with the service, making Box differentiated from its more noteworthy competitors. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Connected Car plans include Kinect, WP8 and the cloud

, Jun 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is looking to bury its Kinect, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Bing and other technologies into your next dashboard, with a job listing outlining the ambitions of the next-gen Connected Car Platform. The advert sketches a telematics system that can pulls together ”speech, gestures, face tracking, augmented reality, vehicle networking, navigation, [and] entertainment” that turns simple cars into “intelligent assistants.”

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CloudOn’s Office for iPad app to get group collaboration tools

, Jun 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Known for bringing Microsoft Office to the iPad, startup CloudOn has just closed a $16 million round of funding and is teasing much bigger plans ahead. The company revealed that it wants to re-imagine the way productivity works in the mobile age. Besides expanding globally with the new funding, it wants to develop new group collaboration tools and integrate the different major productivity platforms from Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Read The Full Story

Redbox video game stats shown in infographic

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

So in case you weren't aware, DVD rental kiosk magnate Redbox decided to step into the world of video game rentals a while back, and the service has now revealed some interesting statistics about how far it has come in its short time in this space. For starters, about 18 million games have been rented. There's much more than that in an interesting infographic that has emerged from the data. Read The Full Story

Dropbox confirms Public Folder phase-out

, Jun 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Dropbox has confirmed that it will be ending public folder support from the beginning of August, though the change will only impact new accounts and new public shares. "After July 31, 2012, we will no longer create Public folders in any new Dropbox accounts" the company said today, having emailed developers with the news last night. "Public folders in existing accounts, however, will continue to function as before." Read The Full Story

Microsoft showcases cloud-powered Windows 8 People app

, Jun 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft continues to detail the progress and various features that you can look forward to in Windows 8 on its MSDN blog. The latest entry goes in depth with the new People app, pulling in contacts from various services across the internet and saving them in an easily accessible cloud storage service. That means that after the initial import, you’ll be able to access the same contact list across your desktop, smartphone, and laptop. Read The Full Story

US Department of Justice not keen on returning MegaUpload data

, Jun 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Innocent bystanders who lost mountains of data, personal files, documents, and more when the popular but illegitimately operated cloud-based site MegaUpload was taken down, may end up being just plain out of luck, at least for a while. The US Deparment of Justice wants to block former user Kyle Goodwin from accessing his high school football videos which he uploaded to the site. Read The Full Story

AT&T and Verizon Galaxy S III ditch 48GB Dropbox promo

, Jun 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung may have dug in its heels and refused to carrier-customize the Galaxy S III in the US, but differences in availability of the free 48GB Dropbox promotion show not all phones are created equal. While two years of free storage through Dropbox was announced alongside the Galaxy S III originally, it seems not all carriers have decided to take part. "Select carriers have opted-out of the promotion on phones otherwise eligible" Dropbox writes in its customer support pages on the promotion. "Unfortunately, AT&T and Verizon are among these carriers not currently participating." Read The Full Story

Dropbox Ice Cream Sandwich update adds video streaming

, Jun 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the pioneers of cloud-based file storage solutions has just rolled out an update for anyone using an Android device with version 4.0 or higher (also known as Ice Cream Sandwich). The new update to the service's Android app adds the ability to stream videos that are stored in your Dropbox account. A variety of file formats are supported. Read The Full Story

Samsung Smart TVs to get Gaikai cloud gaming

, Jun 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has plans to enter the gaming business, starting off by partnering with cloud gaming service Gaikai. The South Korean manufacturer will be introducing a Samsung Cloud Gaming (SCG) platform on its new 7000 series and up Smart TVs. The service will be powered by Gaikai, but the UI and game selection is customized by Samsung. Read The Full Story

Sony mulling cloud gaming purchase

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Here’s an interesting little rumor: Sony is reportedly looking into streaming game services, and more specifically aiming to acquire either Gaikai or OnLive. Information has pointed towards Sony purchasing a cloud gaming company and announcing the buy at its E3 conference this coming Monday. Sources have told MCV that Sony is poised to sign an agreement with “a high profile cloud gaming firm.” Read The Full Story
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