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Apple IDs gain option for two-step verification
- Apple today joined a growing list of companies who offer two-factor authentication. The move offers users the option of better security by requiring additional information while logging in, namely a four-digit verification code sent via SMS or through Apple's Find…
Dropbox, iCloud and Amazon top cloud media services in the US, says study
- Apple’s iCloud may be a little limited as a cloud storage solution compared to services like Dropbox, but the sheer number of iDevices on people’s hands have already pushed the year-and-a-half old platform to the top among US consumer cloud…
LogMeIn unveils pricing for Dropbox competitor, 40% off during beta
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LogMeIn has announced pricing options for its upcoming Dropbox competitor, Cubby, which is currently in beta and due to launch sometime in early 2013. Introduced in April, beta users have been granted up to 5GB of free cloud storage with the potential to earn another gigabyte...
iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB
- It looks as though former MobileMe users are about to lose their generous helping of iCloud storage. Effective September 30, iCloud subscribers who saw their cushy MobileMe limit of 20GB grandfathered in will see that number reduced from a combined…
Steve Wozniak predicts lots of problems for cloud storage
- To say that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak isn’t a fan of cloud storage would be a considerable understatement. Following a showing of Mike Daisey’s one-man monologue known as The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs last week, the Woz voiced…
Apple details OS X Mountain Lion, optimistic about desktop OS adoption
- Apple was happy to share new details about their upcoming desktop operation system, OS X Mountain Lion, during WWDC 2012. Despite the company's growing focus on mobile, they are claiming a Mac installed base of 66 million users, where 26…
Cloud Storage: Five Alternatives Compared
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It's cloud storage week apparently, with Dropbox rolling out an update that improves how its users can share things, Microsoft's SkyDrive getting dedicated desktop apps and a revamped feature set, and Google Drive finally making its long-awaited debut.
We've hand-picked some of the most established and consumer-friendly cloud storage services and took them for a spin to see how well they stack against each other, with a comparative table to provide an at-a-glance overview of each service's strong points.
Motorola blocks some Apple devices in Germany, wins iCloud injunction
- Apple has been dealt a couple of blows today in the ongoing patent infringement cases filed against the company by Motorola. The first involves a decision by the Mannheim Regional Court, in which Judge Andreas Voss issued a permanent injunction…
Motorola targets iPhone 4S and iCloud in new lawsuit, probably with Google's blessing
- The patent wars rages on in the smartphone and tablet markets and the latest salvo comes from none other than Motorola Mobility, which is currently in the process of being acquired by Google. On Wednesday, the company filed yet another…
Apple expands iTunes Match support in Europe, Latin America
- Apple has completed its second major international rollout for iTunes Match since its U.S. launch in November. The service is now available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Panama,…
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 with iTunes Match
- After a brief delay from the original "end of October" launch window, Apple has finally flipped the switch on iTunes Match today. The $25-a-year subscription service, announced during Apple's WWDC 2011 in June, scans your entire music library and compares…
HTC to offer users 5GB of free storage via Dropbox
- Smartphone maker HTC has confirmed that they will be offering 5GB of free storage through Dropbox to anyone that buys a new HTC handset. All future HTC phones running Android will come with a Dropbox application pre-loaded, although it isn’t…
Apple sells 4 million iPhone 4S smartphones on opening weekend
- Apple has announced that they sold over 4 million iPhone 4S units on opening weekend. This is more than double the sales figures of the iPhone 4 in its first weekend last year and right on par with estimates that…
Apple publishes guide on how to set up iCloud
- Apple has released a guide to show users how to set up iCloud on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC. The instruction set also details how to activate Find My iPhone, a feature that allows you to easily…
Apple unveils iPhone 4S, available October 14
- Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the next-generation iPhone at a media event on the Apple campus today, putting an end to months of rumors and speculation about Apple’s latest smartphone. Called the iPhone 4S, it features an upgraded A5 dual-core…
Apple now training employees on iOS 5, iCloud?
- Apple is said to have begun training store employees on how to use iOS 5 and iCloud in preparation for what is likely the iPhone 5’s pending announcement and launch. Both iOS 5 and iCloud are expected this fall and…
Apple starts testing iTunes Match, adds music streaming
- Update: Apparently what looked like a “stream” is really a simultaneous listen and download — users can hear the song while their machine ingests it. Apple is said to have streaming rights but the company doesn't trust the mobile service providers to…
iCloud beta available to devs, pricing revealed
- On Monday evening, Apple granted developers access to iCloud.com, Apple's online home for its new online storage and synchronization service. The service is intended to provide ubiquitous cloud synchronization features across all Apple devices. iCloud is still in beta, but…
Apple iCloud will not support Windows XP
- Apple has decided not to support Windows XP for its iCloud synchronization service, revealed earlier this week. Given that iCloud's predecessor, MobileMe, supported XP just fine, this is a minor shock, though it makes sense.
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