Tag archive: Cloud Computing

OnLive, which is most easily described as a Netflix for video games, is getting into a new business today: remote Windows desktops and cloud storage. Beginning with the iPad and then expanding to Macs, PCs, iPhone, Android, TV, and Google TV (with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse), OnLive will offer streaming access to a Windows 7 desktop with Microsoft Office apps like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working in much the same way as the… Read More

Google can be a difficult thing to define. The company has its hands in numerous markets–mobile, operating systems, social, search–but above all, Google is an ad company; make no mistake about that. When it comes to its many, many products, it has a tendency to dip its toes in nearly every digital industry imaginable, a move that has been criticized. When Facebook debuted its Skype integration, CEO Mark Zuckerberg notably pointed out… Read More

Apple is rolling out its new, much-touted iCloud service, promising to take all the pain out of keeping computers, phones, and tablets synchronized. Unlike most existing cloud-driven services and apps — which are basically add-ons — Apple has built iCloud support right into iOS 5 (available today!), OS X 10.7 Lion, and other major Apple apps. Sign in, and iCloud transparently takes care of syncing music, video, pictures, email, calendars,… Read More

It’s been an interesting year for the cloud. While this technology is becoming more and more mainstream and working its way into enterprise computing, there have been more than a few scares that have left consumers skeptical. The various Amazon hosting crashes have particularly acted as something of a warning sign that we might be ready for the cloud, but it might not be ready for us. But some experts argue its Amazon’s tactics and not… Read More

Since details about the next-gen OS first began emerging, Windows 8 has been elevated to make-or-break status for Microsoft.  The tour-de-forces that are iOS and Android have been a major hindrance for the software titan, but the generally positive feedback surrounding Windows 8 has been promising for what some have called a dying brand. Today at the company’s BUILD developer conference, Microsoft offered the most revealing details of Windows 8… Read More

Every year, the iPhone rumor mill cranks up to full-steam, churning out tidbits of unconfirmed reports about Apple’s next-generation smartphone. This year, however, the lack of a typical June release has driven speculation to an obscene level, creating a dizzying mishmash of information — so much that it’s become difficult to keep track of what we might see once Apple decides to let the cat out of the bag. But with an estimated 35 percent… Read More

A cloud-based streaming service for movies has reportedly been in the works for Apple TV for awhile. The application was rumored to let users access their movie downloads on multiple iOS devices and would be called iTunes Replay. This is already available for TV shows: You can watch episodes you’ve already purchased via iTunes on your Apple TV or mobile Apple devices. Apple was rumored to have reached agreements with major studios and TV… Read More

The U.S. General Services Administration, which oversees the bulk of purchasing and acquisitions for the federal government, became the first federal agency to move its email systems completely into the cloud. In December 2010, IT company Unisys won the contract to move GSA's 17,000 employee email accounts into the Google Apps for Government email client, and has finally finished the massive job. Unisys claims the move should save the GSA… Read More

Microsoft knows that the future of computing is in the cloud, and released a paper today that would address some negatives of the cloud computing revolution and turn them into positives. The paper starts out pointing out the similarities between today’s common furnace and water heater to a modern day data server. All three devices are large metal boxes that give off a lot of heat, and Microsoft argues that we can use that heat to warm up our… Read More

Cloud computing is all the rage amongst computer manufacturers, with HP, Apple, Dell, and many others making serious investments in the technology. The latest to jump on board is Taiwan's Acer, which has just announced a deal to acquire U.S.-based cloud-computing firm iGware. Acer will be paying $320 million for the company, and iGware can pull in another $75 million if it meets performance goals. “iGware offers expertise in… Read More

We've all been blathering away for the last two weeks about how Google+ stacks up as a social network, specifically about how much better or worse it is compared to Facebook or even Twitter. This, however, entirely beside the point — at least according to self-titled “first time tech founder” Vincent Wong, who put together a slideshow (using the awesome Google+ photo viewer) to lay out his theory for what G+ “is really… Read More

With Microsoft having recently launched Office 365, its new cloud-based productivity suite, Logitech today announced a new series of webcams and headsets designed to take advantage of the software. Microsoft Lync, the platform powering Office 365, offers “unified communication,” or, in other words, no need for third-party video conferencing software like Skype or the kind of big-buck hardware normally used in the boardroom.… Read More

Apple recently introduced iCloud, it’s cloud-based storage and computing solution that would host it’s new music service as well as MobileMe successor. While MobileMe can hardly be considered a success, its termination will be something of a complication for current users who will have to endure the transition process. Adding to this is the fact that iWeb, its website hosting application, and iDisk, its mass storage solution, may be wiped out… Read More

Google’s Chromebooks are here and making quite the impression – for better or for worse. Reviews have been varied, and we personally found the Samsung Series 5 to be lacking, but regardless of any negative feedback, Chromebooks are getting some attention and Google is reportedly pleased with their launch. “We've been very pleased with the response to the Chromebooks subscription model since we launched,” a Google spokesperson… Read More

Wyoming has become the first state to completely adopt Google Apps, Governor Matt Mead Announced this morning. All 10,000 state employees are now completely dependent on Google Apps. According to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Governor Mead says the switch “Will provide us the opportunity to do our job better because now we have a better tool. For Wyoming, it’s a big deal, and for Google, it’s a big deal.”