Let’s Know About : Apple ICloud
Apple has finally unveiled its free online services “in the cloud.” And all the rumors were not true, far from it. What’s behind icloud?
What’s Apple Icloud ?
icloud is not just a virtual drive to store personal data for access from any computer online. Apple adds features, in fact, synchronization and push. In other words, content on icloud an account are automatically transferred to all terminals connected to that account. The data is actually downloaded from each and are available off-line after the transfer.
Synchronization ensures that modification made to a document from one of the terminals will be reflected automatically on the other.
what’s the difference then from services like Dropbox or Microsoft LiveMesh? In theory, very little. But syncing apps extends to icloud iOS, e-mails, calendar, and not just the files (music, photos, etc.). Especially, the approach of Apple-centric applications and not data, greatly simplifies the task of the user, who does not have to worry about selecting the directories and files to synchronize. icloud is directly integrated into the OS (Mac OS X and IOS) that supports synchronization.
is icloud a music streaming service?
No. even if there are Rumours about the launch of a new music streaming service from Apple. Apple has, however launched a new version of its iTunes software (10.3) including the service “in the cloud.” It can download songs purchased from the Apple online store (and associated with an account) to all its IOS devices at no extra cost.
The songs that do not come from iTunes are also available on icloud and even replaced by versions AAC at 256 kbps and no lock copy protection (DRM), if they appear in the catalog of Apple ( 18 million shares).
The system works regardless of the origin of the pirated music … or not. In short, Apple turns an illegal song you have into a legal version with excellent quality, derived from its catalog without DRM. A requirement to pay 24.99 dollars a year and reside in the United States, the only country where Music Match will be available. Does it mean that Apple has found a way to earn money through piracy?
How to install Icloud ?
The service will be available on future operating systems from Apple iOS 5 on iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone, and Mac OS X Lion on the Mac. Users of Android, Blackberry and other Symbian, go your way. On an iPad, the activation of icloud is done after the transition to iOS 5.
And PC?
Apple has not detailed the services icloud compatible with Windows Vista and 7. But iTunes in the cloud is available on PCs in the U.S.
