Apple Inc. announced new cloud computing services — dubbed iCloud — that will allow users to stream music and wirelessly synchronize data such as photos, documents and other content, to all of a user's mobile devices as well as computers or even a connected TV, reports Portfolio.com. The company announced the services Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference held in San... **LEADING THE DAY:** Apple accelerated its move into the cloud Monday with the announcement of iCloud, a nine-app group of services that includes iTunes in the Cloud. Apple is only the latest company to encourage customers to move their data into off-site storage accessible through the Internet. The shift in data storage is causing an upheaval in the tech industry, The Washington Post reported, as companies such as Microsoft and Dell scramble to catch up with cloud-savvy companies such as Google and Amazon. Read full article >> • Apple iCloud vs. Amazon Cloud Player vs. Google Music Beta – How the three music-related services compare, from PC Mag. Biggest difference with iCloud: You can't stream music over the Net – it must be downloaded to your device. And You Can't Always Get What You Want: Apple's Disappointing Music Announcements at WWDC • [...] Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs officially unveiled new cloud service "iCloud", which stores music and other files online and keep devices synchronized wirelessly, at the 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday. Tech writer Mark Milian explains the main differences between the cloud services of Apple, Amazon and Google. June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Venture capitalist Hussein Kanji discusses the growth of cloud-computing after Apple Inc. introduced its new online storage service, named iCloud, yesterday. He talks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse." Read full article >> Apple is late to the cloud party, but has the integration, interface and pricing (free) to disrupt the so-called personal cloud market. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has announced his aim to 'demote the PC' industry while introducing the iCloud, Apple's new cloud-based solution for synchronizing files across multiple Apple devices. (Telecompaper) Apple introduced iCloud at its developers conference, a new service for customers to store downloads and data in the cloud and share Apple purchased content across multiple devices. The service will launch this autumn on the upcoming iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod and OS X Lion for Mac computers. iCloud incorporates the former MobileMe services, for sync and back-up of contacts, calendar and e-mail hosted on the me.com domain. iCloud also automatically backs up other data on iOS devices, daily over Wi-Fi when the device is charging. This includes content purchased from Apple, photos and videos, device settings and app data. Apple released a beta version of iTunes in the Cloud for users running iOS 4.3. This allow iOS device users to share iTunes purchases across multiple Apple devices. iCloud also allows users to share content purchased on the App Store and iBookstore with up to ten devices at no additional cost. Finally, iCloud's Photo Stream service automatically uploads photos taken or imported on any device and wirelessly pushes them to all the user's devices and computers. iCloud will offer users a total 5GB of free storage for their mail, documents ... Steve Jobs came back from medical leave to announce Apple's much anticipated cloud music service called iCloud. It will allow users to access music they've purchased on almost any device. Apple also will offer cloud services for contacts, calendar and mail for free. Is Apple's decision to put iTunes in the cloud all it's cracked up to be? We weigh the pros and cons of what's been announced and highlight important caveats for Australian users. News Analysis: Apple CEO Steve Jobs and his team showed off several new things at the Worldwide Developers Conference, but many more questions remain. - In a long-awaited event in San Francisco on June 6, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to talk about his companys future. The Apple executive and his staff outlined plans for iOS, Mac OS X, and a new cloud-based file storage service, called iCloud. Alon... Apple's new cloud music service has been criticised by sections of the music industry for encouraging piracy by allowing people to essentially legitimise their pirated music collections. Keeping those devices in sync is driving us crazy," Apple CEO Steve Jobs told an audience. "We are going to move the digital hub, the center of your digital life, into the cloud." Steven P. Jobs said iCloud will ease managing content and apps across devices. The new features and apps announced in iOS 5 once again make a number of popular non-Apple apps redundant and threaten the future of many more. Apple founder Steve Jobs announced a free service Monday that allows consumers to store vast amounts of music, video, photos and documents on the Web, one of several emerging "cloud" computing offerings that are diminishing the need for a computer. Once a pioneer of the personal computer, Jobs forecast that his new iCloud service would replace the PC as the hub for people's multimedia needs, making it far easier for them to gain access to their digital libraries on phones, tablets and a multitude of other devices that have an Internet connection. Read full article >> SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs unveiled services for people to store more of their photos, music and other data online, giving the iPad and iPhone maker the lead in a fast-expanding new consumer market.
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