Microsoft recently announced that it is renaming its cloud storage service SkyDrive to OneDrive as promised earlier in its trademark dispute settlement with broadcasting firm BSkyB which owns the trademark ‘Sky’ in…
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Nokia offering 20GB free SkyDrive storage with Lumia smartphones
Nokia is now offering 20GB of extra SkyDrive storage free for a year, with every new Nokia Lumia smartphone. This free offer is valid in Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong on purchases…
Dell Wyse Cloud Connect brings Android to any HDMI capable display
Dell has rolled out Wyse Cloud Connect, a portable HDMI dongle that can toss up any HDMI or MHL enabled display into a thin client. With this Cloud Connect, clients can access…
PlayStation Now private beta invites rolling out
Sony has seemingly started sending out PlayStation Now private beta invites to users in the United States. According to screenshot of the alleged private beta invite on NeoGaf, the invitee “will receive…
Parallels to support Windows Azure Pack through APS
Parallels, a global leader in hosting and cloud services enablement, now supports Windows Azure Pack through APS (application packaging standard) for Parallels Automation. This service allows the hosting service providers to use…
Microsoft SkyDrive is now OneDrive
Microsoft has renamed its SkyDrive cloud storage service to OneDrive. The rebranding is the result of a ruling that found Microsoft guilty of infringement of a trademark owned by British broadcaster and…
Amazon hosts 16% of global malware as cyber-criminals go cloud hunting
Amazon Web Services is a popular choice among cyber-criminals for hosting their warez – a whopping 16 percent of global malware – security company Solutionary claims through its Quarterly Threat Intelligence Report…
PlayStation Now tipped for early 2015 EU launch
Gamers in the EU including the UK will have to wait for at least a year before they get to try their hands-on with Sony’s recently announced PlayStation Now game streaming service,…
Microsoft Windows Azure validated for PCI DSS compliance
Microsoft Windows Azure has earned level ‘Level 1 complaint’ status under Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) thereby making it easier for its customers to achieve PCI DSS certification. The…
IBM to splash over £730 million on data centres this year
IBM announced its plans of investing a whopping $1.2 billion (£730 million) to boost and expand its cloud footprint in the international market through a number of new data centres all across…
Box rebuilds iPhone, iPad app; offers free 50GB storage for life
Box has rebuilt its iPhone and iPhone apps and to mark the launch of the redesigned apps, the company is offering 50GB of cloud storage free for life to all those who…
GoDaddy to offer Microsoft Office 365 hosted email service to businesses
Microsoft has managed to find a strategy partner in GoDaddy for its Office 365 hosted email services for small businesses. Microsoft, GoDaddy have been partners for years on email services based on…
Dropbox file sync and sharing issues continue after Friday’s outage
Dropbox hasn’t recovered fully after Friday’s outage as there have been scattered reports of users experiencing file sharing and syncing issues even on Sunday. “We’re still seeing service issues for a small…
Dropbox hits by DDoS, but user data safe; The 1775 Sec claims responsibility
Dropbox website went offline last night with a hacking collecting calling itself The 1775 Sec claiming responsibility of the attack on the cloud storage company’s website. The 1775 Sec took to twitter…
New Sony signup page ‘may’ open door for PlayStation Now closed beta invite
Sony announced its PlayStation Now service during a keynote at CES 2014 and soon after a new signup page has popped up on PlayStation.com that lets users register for news and updates…