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It was not long ago that the shortcomings of data security in the cloud were pointed out and, since Quantum Mechanics isn't quite there yet, NIST has decided to issue some guidelines.
NIST, short for National Institute of Standards and Technology, decided it was time organizations got a clear idea of what they... |
25 January 2012
16:51 GMT |
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While personal storage devices can be secured in various ways, the cloud cannot implement the same data protection features, so a team from the University of Vienna figured it was time to find a way to protect user data even when stored in the cloud. The solution they developed relies on the principles of quantum m... |
24 January 2012
14:51 GMT |
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WordPress.com has upgraded the amount of space you can buy for your blog, all of the amounts have doubled while the price stays the same. WordPress.com blogs get about 3GB of storage for free. Anyone that needs more than that has to pay.
Until now, the upgrades started at 5 GB and went all the way up to 100 GB. All ... |
6 January 2012
07:21 GMT |
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Shortly after announcing partnerships with Sony Ericsson, HTC and LG to offer users free cloud storage, Dropbox has improved its Android application with support for Ice Cream Sandwich and new features.
The developers also added support for more languages and redesigned the application’s interface to mak... |
21 December 2011
17:11 GMT |
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Dropbox is by far the most popular file sync and cloud storage service. Coming in on 50 million users, it's safe to say that Dropbox has made it big. And, judging by the current growth trend, it's going to get a lot bigger.There are a couple of key factors which would explain why Dropbox is so popular. The ... |
22 November 2011
15:21 GMT |
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Synology has just announced that is has expanded its NAS portfolio with the addition of a new solution, the DS212j, which was designed to be used as a personal cloud storage device courtesy of a range of apps designed for iPhone, iPad and Android.Those apps allow users to access the data they have stored on the DS212... |
11 November 2011
05:05 GMT |
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Dropbox has been taking the world by storm, if user numbers and the latest funding round are evidence enough, but, so far, it's been aimed at regular users almost exclusively.This hasn't stopped small companies from adopting it as well, it's a simple solution for a problem that many have. But until now... |
27 October 2011
10:18 GMT |
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We're announcing today the immediate availability for download of the Beta version of the Google Music Manager application.Even if Google Music is still in Beta stage and many users are not able to experience this new cloud technology from Google, we've made the Google Music Manager desktop application avai... |
26 October 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Red Hat has just announced that it will buy Gluster for the whopping sum of $136 million USD (99 million EUR), thus providing its operating system with support for cloud storage. "The explosion of big data and the new paradigm of cloud computing are converging, forcing IT to re-think storage investments that are cost... |
18 October 2011
09:30 GMT |
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Box is offering 50 GB of free cloud storage to counter Apple’s iCloud, in an attempt to steal as many customers as it can in the allotted 50 day time frame during which you can pick up on this offer. However, nobody’s stopping you from using both iCloud and Box.Leaving aside that iCloud has some many addi... |
14 October 2011
16:01 GMT |
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RapidShare is no different from other file sharing services that are currently threatened by all sorts of agreements and bills adopted all over the world. Because they couldn't just let Washington stomp on their business, they hired lobbyists to fight for their rights.
According to TorrentFreak, the PROTECT I... |
7 October 2011
10:20 GMT |
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Apple has scheduled the launch of iCloud for October 12, next week, the same day iOS 5 will be released to all owners of iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads.Described as a breakthrough set of free cloud services, iCloud comes with the following features: iTunes in the Cloud (with iTunes Match), Photo Stream, Docum... |
5 October 2011
06:41 GMT |
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The popular cloud storage platform Box.net has rolled out the Smarter Enterprise, a new service dedicated especially to companies, allowing them to synchronize data located on stations running different operating systems. Due to the high-quality services it provides and the ever-increasing needs for cloud storage, B... |
28 September 2011
15:28 GMT |
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iTwin has announced earlier today that its cloud-based filesharing USB dongle has received official support for the Mac OS X operating system, enabling owners of such devices to effortlessly share files between their PC and Mac computer.Support for the Apple operating system has been available for quite some time now... |
20 September 2011
09:14 GMT |
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One of the most interesting new companies at last weeks' TechCrunch Disrupt conference, and one of the finalists, Bitcasa made quite a splash with its cloud backup and sync service.
Bitcasa promises infinite storage for a small, fixed monthly fee and client-side encryption, the Holy Grail of cloud storage. It... |
19 September 2011
13:51 GMT |
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The personal cloud storage space is not exactly lacking competition. Dropbox rules the bunch, but there are many other options out there, some with more free storage, some with better privacy options and policies.
Yet there are people, and companies, that believe the space is ripe for the picking. The latest to th... |
13 September 2011
09:01 GMT |
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There have been rumors about GDrive, a cloud storage service from Google, for half a decade now. Not unsubstantiated rumors, mind you, Google was working on storage in the cloud several years ago.The project got shelved though and, while Google Docs can be used as backup storage of sorts it's not ideal for this.... |
1 September 2011
09:10 GMT |
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Microsoft has denied starting to roll out the Xbox 360 cloud storage service, debunking several rumors that appeared earlier this week, pointing to the arrival of the first games that support the new feature.
The cloud is starting to make its presence felt in the gaming industry these days, with companies like OnL... |
8 July 2011
04:02 GMT |
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Microsoft has started rolling out its previously announced cloud storage feature for the Xbox 360 console, as several Xbox Live Arcade downloadable games now support storing their save files in the cloud and not just on the actual console.
Without a doubt, one of the biggest features currently taking over the indu... |
6 July 2011
05:05 GMT |
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Computer users all over the world can no longer deny the benefits of cloud storage over the local one, and the developers at Box.net also reached the same conclusion. This is why they have tightened their integration with Google Docs.Not only can users have access to their documents at all times, regardless of the d... |
22 June 2011
16:57 GMT |
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Not that too many people know about it, but Microsoft does have a cloud storage service to compete with the likes of Dropbox, Google Docs and Apple's iCloud. While it is the most generous when it comes to free storage, SkyDrive's website was slow and confusing. Thankfully, Microsoft realized this too and ha... |
21 June 2011
08:51 GMT |
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Dropbox, the popular cloud sync and backup service is about to unveil just how popular it really is. While the numbers aren't official yet, they'll sure please fans and investors alike. The service is said to have reached 25 million users, an impressive growth from just one year ago.The news comes from Tech... |
18 April 2011
10:25 GMT |
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This year was said to be dominated by the tablet PC segment of the market and some more info on two such devices, the HP/Palm webOS-based tablet PCs, has just emerged. No official announcement was made until now, but these tablets already made an appearance into the wild, sporting the codenames of 'Topaz' ... |
20 January 2011
02:32 GMT |
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As some of you will certainly remember, one of IOMEGA's main CES 2011 announcements was the one related to the development of a cloud-based storage solution, but it seems that it wasn't the only one to think of it, since one of its rivals, Buffalo, has also launched such a solutionk, called CloudStor.B... |
10 January 2011
10:40 GMT |
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Cloud computing is an increasingly popular concept nowadays, and for this reason, Iomega has come up with the Iomega Personal Cloud technology, a data protection and remote access solution for small businesses and consumers that gives you the control of your own Personal Cloud without complexities and extra costs.Unv... |
4 January 2011
10:45 GMT |
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Box.net, the cloud sharing and collaboration platform, has announced a bump in storage capacity for all account types, from Personal to Enterprise. Personal users now get 5 GB to store their files for free, albeit with some limitations, business users get 500 GB and enterprise users get unlimited storage."Today, we&r... |
29 October 2010
05:18 GMT |
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ZumoDrive may seem like “yet another online storage alternative”, but support for streaming from the cloud makes it slightly different from what you’re already accustomed to. You benefit from 1GB of free space at the beginning, but you can double the bits by completing the Dojo, which actu... |
11 October 2010
10:50 GMT |
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Dropbox has proven a very popular cross-platform file syncing service. Its simplicity has enabled it to stand out from the crowd and the swiftness with which it adopts new platforms and devices, having recently been made available for Android and iPad devices, has also made it universal. And things are getting better... |
28 May 2010
06:10 GMT |
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Google has recently enabled any-file uploads in Google Docs. The company has had some form of online storage in several products, Gmail, Picasa, but it just now made the move towards an all-purpose 'drive in the cloud'. This makes desktop integration software all the more important which is why Gladinet wa... |
5 February 2010
06:18 GMT |
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Google is finally offering Picasa users more storage. Unfortunately, it's for a price albeit a significantly decreased one. Google has always had a paid option for additional storage space for those who'd fill up the free space provided by Picasa or Gmail, but now the company has slashed the prices while a... |
11 November 2009
05:51 GMT |
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The “cloud” is making small but determined steps into the mainstream though most people and businesses are just figuring out how exactly to do it, what works and what doesn't. Businesses and even the more tech-savvy users are already using several services to host and share files online but they offe... |
31 August 2009
12:19 GMT |
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Rumors about speculated Google products are hardly new or rare and seem to be a favorite pastime for some. Still some of these reports, even the most far-fetched ones, do turn out to be true sometimes, as is the case of Google's upcoming operating system Chrome OS. Another popular rumored product is the now myth... |
23 July 2009
05:44 GMT |
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With online storage becoming increasingly popular it can get a little frustrating having to deal with the different upload and download systems various service providers use. Some may use dedicated clients, others may offer only web-based solutions, so getting your files to and from your computer to the cloud is more... |
16 July 2009
10:01 GMT |
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Canonical has just released a new "cloud" service for all users: Ubuntu One starts today as an invitation-based Beta. There are two storage options momentarily: a free 2GB account and a $10/month 10 GB one. If you are familiar with services like Dropbox, Ubuntu One apparently does the same job. The main features, a... |
12 May 2009
03:43 GMT |
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ParaScale, a startup based in Cupertino, California, announced the trial availability of its cloud storage system. As more and more people know, cloud storage refers to the fact that data is no longer kept on physical devices, but on the Internet.The company advertises the high security of its storage method, as cent... |
8 September 2008
11:26 GMT |
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On May 22, 2008, Microsoft introduced the second update this year to Windows Live SkyDrive, adding new functionality but also opening up the free online storage service to more markets around the world. Users will be able to notice a few changes across SkyDrive, mainly additional features designed to deliver richer u... |
23 May 2008
03:49 GMT |
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