Apple accidentally reveals iCloud.com banner notifications

A test of a new banner notification feature at Apple's official iCloud website was mistakenly made public on Tuesday, revealing a forthcoming feature for the service.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 25

Microsoft looks to woo iCloud users with SkyDrive comparison webpage

In its bid for a slice of the growing cloud computing market, Microsoft recently launched a webpage advertising the company's SkyDrive cross-platform document storage and sharing solution by highlighting the advantages it has over Apple's iCloud.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 85

Apple extends MobileMe subscribers' free 20GB of iCloud storage until September

As Apple gears up to shutter its MobileMe service next month, the company has extended its offer of an additional 20GB of free storage in iCloud until September 30, 2012.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 113

Apple will invest $250M in new Oregon data center

Apple's new green data center in Prineville, Ore., will be a major $250 million investment in 160 acres of land for the company.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 11

German taxpayers will pay millions to enforce Motorola's patents against Apple

Taxpayers in Germany's federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg are set to pay out "several million euros" to Motorola due to its enforcement of two patents against Apple.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 29

Apple encouraging iCloud upgrades with free Snow Leopard for MobileMe users

In an effort to push customers toward iCloud ahead of shuttering its MobileMe service, Apple has reportedly begun offering free copies of OS X Snow Leopard to MobileMe users still on the older Leopard version.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 33

iCloud email sees worldwide disruption of service

Apple iCloud users from New York to London are seeing selective outages of service that leave them without access to their iCloud mail accounts, a problem that has persisted for over a day.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 26

Apple rejects Greenpeace data center estimate as inaccurate

Apple has taken issue with the consumption estimates for its Maiden, N.C. data center included in a just-published "How Clean is Your Cloud?" report by Greenpeace, noting that renewable energy will provide 50 percent more of the center's power needs than the environmental advocacy group projected.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 48

Greenpeace slams Apple's iCloud for relying 'heavily on dirty energy'

A new report from Greenpeace accuses Apple of lagging behind other technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, in utilizing environmentally friendly power for its cloud-based services.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 111

Mac, iOS-compatible Google Drive said to debut next week

Google's rumored cloud storage and syncing service, Google Drive, will reportedly launch sometime next week, and new information points to Mac and iOS compatibility.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 11

German court upholds ban on Apple's iCloud push e-mail services

Apple will not be able to immediately reactivate push e-mail for iCloud and MobileMe users in Germany, as a local court has upheld a ban on the service in that country.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 23

Universal Pictures now available to re-download on Apple's iCloud

Movies from Universal Pictures purchased on iTunes can now be re-downloaded through the iCloud service, leaving just one major studio, Fox, that is not a part of iCloud.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 48

Apple retains master decryption key for iCloud

A new analysis of Apple's iCloud service has revealed that the company holds a master decryption key and retains the right to screen for "objectionable" content or hand over information to legal authorities.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 75

Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Reminders app adds geofence location alerts

The new Reminders app in OS X Mountain Lion, borrowed from iOS 5, will also bring "geofence," location-based reminders to the desktop using opt-in location tracking.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 40

iTunes, iCloud error currently obstructing some content downloads

Apple confirmed on Thursday an ongoing error with iTunes in the Cloud where some users are unable to download or stream content.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 23

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