Cloud

According to the coordinator of the United States intellectual property enforcement, moving to the cloud could vastly help copyright protection. Services like Apple’s iCloud and Amazon’s Cloud Drive could theoretically prevent pirating if that was the only way we could access music online. That’s the governments hope, but the reality is that we can never Continue Reading →

Steve Jobs recently announced Apple’s newest streaming data service called iCloud. The product allows users to store documents and songs online and access them from any Apple device. iCloud will even search your computer for all songs, even those not purchased through Apple, and sync them to the cloud. Document storage is free, with the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110607_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Steve Jobs recently announced Apple’s newest streaming data service called iCloud.  The product allows users to store documents and songs online and access them from any Apple device. iCloud will even search your computer for all songs, even those not purchased through Apple, and sync them to Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks about iCloud on CNN’s Quest Means Business. Continue Reading →

Amazon recently launched a competitor to the Mac App Store and now offers downloads of Mac-specific software. Amazon has slightly lower prices on programs and even offers Microsoft Office, while the Mac App Store does not. The store currently offers around 250 titles. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

Yahoo announced major updates to its web based email service and will roll out the beta in coming weeks. In an attempt to compete with Gmail and Hotmail, Yahoo is integrating its mail service with social media. Users will be able to respond to Facebook messages, chat with online friends and send Tweets all from Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with author of Curation Nation about Apple’s cloud services. Continue Reading →

According to CNet.com, Apple is has made a deal with EMI Music and is also negotiating with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Acquiring these licenses allows Apple to launch a cloud-music service with songs that Google and Amazon don’t have. If these deals pan out, will users take their music to the cloud? Continue Reading →

With the overwhelming amount of personal information being stored by third-parties and law enforcement doesn’t need probable cause to access it. Senator Patrick Leahy is proposing a bill that would require law enforcement to acquire a warrant before asking companies to hand over data. The law has not been updated since the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Continue Reading →

Google announced that laptops running the Chrome operating system would be available starting in June. Acer and Samsung will roll out two models starting at $349 through Amazon and Best Buy. Google’s Chrome OS is a cloud-based system that doesn’t store data or applications on the computer. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →