Sony has taken an all-cloud at CES 2014 by announcing not one but two services that rely on the cloud – PlayStation Now and a cloud-based TV service. PlayStation Now is Sony’s…
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Microsoft gives away 20GB SkyDrive storage to Windows Phone users
Microsoft is sending out emails to Windows Phone customers with links to activate free 20GB free SkyDrive storage. Those who decide to activate the free 20GB option will receive the enhanced storage…
Microsoft announces Cloud OS Network to extend its cloud services reach
Microsoft has announced its first-ever Cloud OS Network comprising of a 25 cloud service provides including the likes of Fujitsu and Capita IT Services to expand the reach of its cloud services…
Hotfile shuts down for good
Hotfile has permanently shut down for good without any prior warning just hours after $80 million settlement with the MPAA. The decision is rather drastic considering that the digital locker isn’t providing…
Google Compute Engine hits general availability
Google has made its Google Compute Engine generally available after running it in preview mode for nearly one and a half years. With the GA Google has also announced reduction in pricing…
Microsoft may rename SkyDrive to NewDrive in UK
Microsoft lost a SkyDrive trademark battle to BSkyB and at the time was ordered to rename the service within “a reasonable time period.” It seems that folks over Microsoft may have finally…
Bitcasa serves new cloud storage pricing plans
The cloud storage company, Bitcasa, in addition to providing users a secure home for their data wants to offer users complete control of their digital belongings for infinite use in future. In…
Box rolls out new Preview feature
Box, one of the leading cloud storage service companies, has started rolling out its new document preview tool from Monday. The company had earlier unveiled its new Preview feature at its annual…
Rackspace pumps more processor juice, memory, bandwidth into hosted servers
Rackspace has announced upgrades to all its OpenStack-powered servers with faster processors, increased memory and network bandwidth. Announcing the upgrades through its blog post, the open cloud company noted that the new…
Microsoft Windows Azure hit by worldwide partial compute outage
Microsoft Windows Azure is at the receiving end of a global partial compute outage since October 30 2.35AM UTC questioning the capabilities of Redmond to effectively partition its service. It has been…
After Younited, WD’s My Cloud takes on Dropbox
Cloud backup and storage services have been gaining a lot of traction lately with multiple players now joining the bandwagon including the recently announced Younited and now Western Digital with its not-so-cloudy…
Dropbox alternative F-Secure Younited promises privacy oriented cloud storage
F-Secure has announced its plans to launch a privacy oriented cloud storage service that can’t easily be accessed by law enforcement agencies like the US National Security Agency (NSA). Dubbed Younited, the…
Dropbox adds automatic screenshot saving, iPhoto imports features
If you have been using Dropbox for a while, you know the photos you take on your tablets and smartphones go directly into your Dropbox. This feature was not applicable for the…
Microsoft Office 365 gets business intelligence update; 3D charts, natural language search
Microsoft has updated the business intelligence (BI) service within its Office 365 cloud based productivity suite in a bid to help its customers track down business related data with ease. Excel –…
Microsoft announces general availability of Windows Azure multi-factor authentication
Microsoft has today announced the general availability of its Windows Azure multi-factor authentication service. Using the Windows Azure Multi-Factor authentication, organizations can add an extra layer of authentication to security their cloud…