You've all probably heard by now that Google has launched the beta version of its new cloud storage service. Google Music Beta is currently free and allows users to store up to 20,000 songs for playback on any Android device, but what about iOS?
If you're tired of waiting on Apple to launch their own cloud services, you can join in on the Google Music Beta party with your iDevice. Much like the Amazon cloud service, iOS users have found a way to playback Google Music on their iDevices...
When we reported yesterday that Google unveiled its cloud service, we mentioned why it was such a shocker. Earlier rumors suggested that Google's talks with major record labels had come to a halt, so it was certainly strange to see them launch so quickly.
Apparently, losing support of the music industry wasn't enough to stop Google from launching their new cloud-based music service. CNET is reporting that the search giant moved forward with Music Beta, without obtaining any licenses from record labels...
Google just spent the last few hours unveiling new technology and services at their global developer conference, Google I/O. Perhaps the most interesting announcement was that their new cloud service, Music Beta, is ready to go.
The completely cloud-based music service will compete directly with Amazon's newly released Cloud Drive, as well as whatever Apple has up its sleeve. It's surprising that Google was able to unveil the service so quickly, as their talks with record labels had been rumored to have soured...
According to a report from TechCrunch, Amazon's Cloud Player has magically started working on the iPhone and other iOS devices. The service, which was initially available to only PC and Android users, seems to have gained iOS support.
When you visit the Amazon Cloud Player webpage, the website will inform you that your device is not supported, but after ignoring the message, all features seem to be working flawlessly.
With the recent news that Apple is considering Over-The-Air (OTA) updates for iOS 5, people have begun to speculate about how these future firmware updates will work on the iPhone.
If Apple does start pushing software updates over 3G straight to iDevices, a new interface will need to be added to iOS for these in-house updates. A fellow Apple fan has created some mockups of how OTA updates could look in iOS 5...
Most of you should be pretty familiar with the iOS update process by now. For anyone who needs a refresher, it's quite easy. You simply plug your iDevice into a USB port on your computer, and initiate the update through iTunes.
Although Apple's current method is fairly straight forward, competitors such as Google offer a more direct way for customers to get the latest software for their Android devices. I'll admit OTA (Over the Air) updates are convenient, but are they really the best way to deploy updates?
According to anonymous sources cited by All Things Digital, Apple has indeed purchased the iCloud.com domain.
Earlier this week, GigaOM reported that Apple had allegedly purchased iCloud.com from Xcerion for the sum of $4.5 million. Apple is rumored to be announcing a major revamp to its current MobileMe cloud service at this summer's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Although All Things D confirms that the purchase was made, its sources declined to confirm the rumored $4.5 million purchase price.
Apple has allegedly bought iCloud.com for the sum of $4.5 million. The domain was previously owned by Xcerion's cloud service that has now been rebranded to be called CloudMe.
A major revamp of Apple's current cloud service, MobileMe, is expected to launch at WWDC this summer. Apple has also been talking with major record labels for the purpose of introducing a cloud-based media locker for customers.
Much like the infamous white iPhone 4, I can't wait for Apple's new cloud services to be revealed. Ever since Apple purchased LaLa's streaming music service and built that data center in North Carolina, the cloud rumors haven't stopped.
While generally these rumors consist of speculation from analysts, this one comes from folks in the music business. CNET is reporting that they have word from 'music industry insiders' that Apple has indicated to them that they could offer the services free of charge initially, and eventually require a fee...
I think we can pretty much agree that Amazon's EC2 cloud computing reputation has taken a severe hit over the last couple of days.
It's now officially Saturday, and while a lot of the sites that were initially impacted by Amazon's massive cloud computing outage are back up, there are still quite a few casualties out in the wild.
One such casualty hits particularly close to home for the jailbreak community, that of course being Cydia.
Cydia is still partially down as of me writing this, and there is no sure-fire ETA to look forward to...
The environmental group known as Greenpeace has been keeping an eye on Apple's "Green" initiatives for quite some time. Back in 2006, the organization gave Apple an environmental rating of 2.7 out of 10. A year later, the group publicly protested the Mac-maker by shining green spotlights on Apple's flagship retail store in New York City.
More recently though, the group has commended Apple for its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. They actually rated Apple the greenest electronics maker last year. How'd Apple do this time around?
Yesterday we informed you that Apple's Cloud Music Service was finished, and ready to go live ahead of major competitor Google.
Today, news corroborating those reports have surfaced, and it's been revealed that Apple has already completed negotiations with two of the industry's four major record labels.
The major record labels consist of EMI, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony. The reports fail to mention which of the two that have given Apple the green-light, but it's largely expected that all four will eventually give Apple their blessings...