Apple unveils ?iCloud?
APPLE Inc CEO Steve Jobs unveiled services for people to store more of their photos, music and other data online, giving the iPad and iPhone maker the lead in a fast-expanding new consumer market. Jobs entered to a standing ovation from more than 5 000 Apple faithful at its Worldwide Developers? Conference on Monday and showed off Apple products meant to help customers keep their iPhones, iPads and computers in sync.
The Silicon Valley icon unveiled remote computing services that push Apple ahead of rivals Google and Amazon.com, which recently launched their own moves into music storage and streaming. ?We?re going to move the digital hub, the centre of your digital life, into the cloud,? Jobs said. ?Everything happens automatically and there?s nothing new to learn. It just all works.? In cloud computing, data and software are stored on servers, and devices like smartphones or PCs access them through the Internet.
With its knack for designing easy-to-use gadgets, Apple hopes to make cloud computing ? right now a term tossed about mostly by corporate IT departments and Silicon Valley geeks ? an everyday convenience for many people. As more and more people use smartphones and tablets with limited storage, demand for cloudbased services is growing, and technology companies from Amazon to Zynga are rushing to stake out their turf.
Beyond storing music online, Apple?s revamped operating systems for its Macs, iPhones and iPads integrate cloud storage in everything from word processing to calendars and to-do lists, going beyond what other companies have done.
-Nampa/Reuters
The Silicon Valley icon unveiled remote computing services that push Apple ahead of rivals Google and Amazon.com, which recently launched their own moves into music storage and streaming. ?We?re going to move the digital hub, the centre of your digital life, into the cloud,? Jobs said. ?Everything happens automatically and there?s nothing new to learn. It just all works.? In cloud computing, data and software are stored on servers, and devices like smartphones or PCs access them through the Internet.
With its knack for designing easy-to-use gadgets, Apple hopes to make cloud computing ? right now a term tossed about mostly by corporate IT departments and Silicon Valley geeks ? an everyday convenience for many people. As more and more people use smartphones and tablets with limited storage, demand for cloudbased services is growing, and technology companies from Amazon to Zynga are rushing to stake out their turf.
Beyond storing music online, Apple?s revamped operating systems for its Macs, iPhones and iPads integrate cloud storage in everything from word processing to calendars and to-do lists, going beyond what other companies have done.
-Nampa/Reuters
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