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Yesterday’s iCloud introduction leaves lots of questions, few answers
Yesterday in the delirium of the WWDC keynote, iCloud seemed like the business – the all-syncing, all-dancing digital nirvana that we could have only dreamed of a few years ago. And we have a feeling that it will pan out this way in the long run, but right now the web is starting to fill up with questions from concerned Apple customers whose current modus operandi doesn’t seem to fit in with the way we currently understand iCloud to work. Questions like “Will my MobileMe account migrate to iCloud?”, “Can I still share my Apple ID with my family for app purchases and still use iCloud?”, “What happens to iDisk?” and “What about MobileMe Gallery?”. The perception is that Apple are suddenly telling us that the way we use our accounts and sync our phones has to change. Unfortunately, while Cupertino have given us lots of information about how wonderful iCloud is, they’ve neglected to provide answers to important questions like these that would inevitably be on people’s minds. So what answers do we have? Read on.…
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iOS needs cloud storage support at OS level
The iPhone has come a long way since iPhone OS 1.0. It has developed from a bare-bones clean slate of a ‘feature phone’ to the sophisticated smart-phone market leader that we know and love in iOS 4.2.1. In terms of everyday usage, there is actually very little that you might have once done on a desktop or laptop PC that you can’t now do on an iPhone or iPad in a just-as-capable but far more enjoyable way. But the one thing that has felt like an unaddressed, gaping hole in the whole eco-system is a file system. The answer lies in cloud storage, and here’s how it should work.…
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Apple Releases New-look Mobile Me
On Friday Apple released it’s new version of Mobile Me, and I have to say, I absolutely love it. It looks very very nice, and much more user friendly I have found. Read on for an overview and pictures!…
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Dropbox app launched: Review and tips to make the most of it
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about ways to get MobileMe functionality for free on your iPhone. My solution for emulating iDisk functionality was Dropbox, however at the time it was lacking an all-important feature: an iPhone app. Well, that has been taken care of with the long-awaited release of the official Dropbox iPhone app [iTunes Link] which hit the store yesterday. Here, I’m going to take a look at it and also give you tips on making the most of it.…
Read MoreTIP: How to get MobileMe functionality… for free
After a shakey launch and initial few months, MobileMe has once again become an attractive proposition not just for iPhone users but for Mac users and even PC users. But its price point of $140 per year is pretty steep, and places it out-of-reach for many would-be users including myself. So what are the alternatives? In this article I will show you how to get the MobileMe experience using free alternatives.…
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MobileMe Users – iDisk now available for iPhone
Apple has released their official MobileMe iDisk app to the App Store. The app is great for using your iDisk on-the-go to be able to view and delete stored files from your MobileMe account.…
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