Microsoft is giving its cloud storage service a new name and a series of new features. SkyDrive is dead. Long live OneDrive. OneDrive is an online storage service that you can use to backup your files, access your files or media across multiple devices, or share content with other users. You can access OneDrive using […]
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SkyDrive will be reborn as OneDrive
Microsoft’s cloud storage and sync app SkyDrive will soon be reborn as OneDrive. The change became necessary after Microsoft got into a trademark dust-up with British broadcaster Sky. Why OneDrive? Microsoft’s probably planning to pitch it as the one drive to store all your files from all your devices, for starters. It’s also a way […]
Lilbits (8-29-2013): New devices copy the Chromecast, iPad mini, HTC One
Its the not-quite-a-clone edition of Lilbits. Ramos introduced two new tablets this week that have the look of HTC One smartphones, but the screen size of an iPad mini. And chip-maker Rockchip is pushing a new class of device that’s sort of like a Chromecast… except different. In non-clone news, Qualcomm is taking aim at […]
Lilbits (7-31-2013): Sluggish Surface sales, renaming SkyDrive
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently admitted that the company may have made too many Surface RT tablets, and the software maker also took a $900 write-down this month when it dropped the selling price of the tablet from $499 to $349. Now an SEC filing shows that the $900 million figure is actually more than […]
Microsoft SkyDrive photo and video files now available for XBox 360
Microsoft’s SkyDrive is about to get a whole lot more useful. This cloud storage system allows you to upload and access files from mobile devices such as computers and smartphones seamlessly. A SkyDrive app is now available for XBox, so you can view videos and pictures on your TV. This is good for people who […]
Microsoft gives SkyDrive a Windows 8-like makeover, Android app coming soon
Microsoft SkyDrive is a cloud storage solution that lets you store files online, and access them on multiple devices. You can also upload photos, office documents, or other files and share them with other users — who can view them in a browser. SkyDrive also works with Microsoft Office, letting you save files to the […]
ES File Explorer for Android adds SkyDrive support
Google Drive is cool and all, what with the 5GB of online storage users get for free. But Microsoft offers 7GB of free storage with Windows Live SkyDrive (or up to 25GB for some users). Now there’s an easy way to access your SkyDrive account from an Android device. Microsoft offers official SkyDrive apps for […]
Windows 8 with SkyDrive will sync your settings across computers
While Microsoft got its start in desktop computer software, the company isn’t exactly a bit player in the online world. Microsoft’s Hotmail email service was hot long before Google entered the email game. Bing may be something of an also-ran in the search engine department, but it’s actually not bad at all (seriously, have you […]
Microsoft SkyDrive to offer unlimited cloud storage… for documents and photos
Microsoft’s SkyDrive service offers users 25GB of free online storage space for just about any type of file. That number hasn’t changed since 2008, but it’s still more free storage than most of Microsoft’s competitors offer. But now the company is getting ready to remove the limit altogether… for some file types. LiveSide reports that […]