BitTorrent and Netgear have partnered to run BitTorrent Sync on ReadyNAS range of NAS devices allowing users to sync files on multiple devices without requiring cloud storage. The files can be stored…
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Microsoft rolls out Office 365 Personal for $6.99 a month
The new Office 365 Personal subscription plan that Microsoft promised last month, has finally been rolled out on Tuesday. Users can subscribe to the new Office 365 Personal plan online for $6.99…
Onlive slashes CouldLift susbscription fee to £4.95
OnLive announced that it has slashed subscription fee of its recently launched video streaming service, CloudLift. CloudLift’s subscription fee which was earlier around £9.99/$14.99 per month has now been dropped to £4.95/$7.95…
Dropbox: Rice’s appointment will not change company’s principles and values
Dropbox’s decision to appoint former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the board is being condemned by some of the service users. Protesters on social media claimed that Condoleezza Rice is…
Microsoft Azure is the first to receive European cloud privacy approval
Microsoft confirmed that its enterprise cloud service has earned an approval from the European privacy regulators, claiming to be the first cloud provider to meet the high standards of EU cloud privacy…
BT ExpressRoute offers direct, secure, private access to Microsoft Azure cloud network
BT is offering a new service dubbed ExpressRoute in collaboration with Microsoft through which its customers will be able to gain direct, secure, private access to Azure cloud network. ExpressRoute will enable…
Western Digital fixes My Cloud outage; will restore Mionet on April 7
Western Digital has fixed a week long My Cloud outage that prevented its customers from accessing their cloud storage while they were away from their home network. WD Customers started reporting about…
Western Digital My Cloud outage invites customer wrath
Western Digital is facing heavy criticism from its frustrated customers over the outage of its WD2Go service since last few days. Western Digital’s WD2Go service, which powers many of the company’s cloud…
Canonical decides to shutter its cloud storage service Ubuntu One
Canonical has revealed its plans of focusing efforts on its most important strategic initiatives because of which it is shuttering its cloud storage service Ubuntu One. “Today we are announcing plans to…
Microsoft slashes Azure prices by 65% to compete with Amazon, Google
Microsoft on Monday announced price cuts of up to 65 percent for its newly renamed Azure cloud services. The company is dropping prices of compute by up to 35 percent and storage…
Office for iPad, EMS expected during Satya Nadella’s press briefing today
Satya Nadella is holding a press briefing webcast today at 10 AM PST [18:00 GMT] where he is expected to unveil Office for iPad and Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS). Microsoft hasn’t detailed…
Amazon drops AWS pricing by 65% to counter Google
Amazon announced price cuts on most of its cloud computing services, marking the 42nd price reduction since its introduction eight years ago. Speaking at the Amazon Web Developers conference in San Francisco,…
Microsoft: Windows Azure will be Microsoft Azure from April 3
Microsoft has confirmed the change in name of its cloud computing platform from Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure. The change in nomenclature will be effective from April 3, 2014, according to Microsoft’s…
Windows Azure to be rebranded as Microsoft Azure
Microsoft is reportedly planning to rename its public cloud platform from ‘Windows Azure’ to ‘Microsoft Azure.’ The announcement will apparently come today, with an effective date of April 3 2014. Foley stated…
Mega planning to go public via reverse takeover
Mega has announced its plans of acquiring TRS Investments Limited, a New Zealand stock exchange listed company, and going public in a reverse takeover transaction. TRS Investments is currently an inactive investment…