Showing posts with label Storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Storage. Show all posts

June 09, 2011

Steve Jobs introducing iCloud


Apple Inc. took a major step to make people store and access their data on the internet. CEO Steve Jobs also appears in the middle of her illness leave to introduce the service music-streaming iCloud. 

Monday (6 / 6) local time, Jobs appeared thin gets a rousing welcome from 5,000 supporters in the arena of loyal Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference . 

He introduced a service that makes the user rely on data storage in personal computers even when they drive around with a lot of mobile devices. 

Jobs, a cancer sufferer, decided to appear on the show ease Wall Street concerns about his health. He did not say anything about his health, but stepped on the stage after James Brown's classic song I Got You (I Feel Good) of formations from the soundsystem . 

Silicon Valley icon that praised the Internet-based service for consumers called iCloud, which allows users to play music and access data from any Apple device such as  iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac. This is an important capability for users in improving the working habits of outdoor activities. 

"We will move the digital center, the center of your digital life, into the cloud (cloud)," said Jobs. 

"Everything happens automatically and there is no new thing to learn. It all worked just like that." 

In cloud computing, data and software stored on the server, while devices get access to it via the internet. 

Analysts say iCloud can create a new model for media consumption, and bring clouds, which had been used many companies, to many consumer devices. 

In the event that caused little surprise, Jobs said iCloud free beta version is available Monday (Tuesday pm this). But since the fall, the users can pay U.S. $ 24.99 a year to make their song library which is available in iTunes can be played on any Apple device. 

Features, Jobs introduced the phrase frequently uttered one more thing (one thing) during the final presentation, making Apple sped away from Google Inc. and Amazon.com. 

Known as the iTunes Match, the system scans the user's hardware and automatically makes the songs become available in iCloud. 

Conversely, users of Google and Amazon storage cloud based must upload each song his own. 

"This has the potential to change the game," said Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. "This is a new way of computing in which you are less dependent on a PC (personal computer) and local storage." 

Adoption of Apple for this cloud computing will be further pressure on Microsoft, he added.



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May 14, 2011

WD My Book Live : New Digital Center at Home

Western Digital (WD) announced the My Book Live home network drive, which provides storage and access to content as the perfect foundation for the centralization of digital media at home.



WD has been utilizing the latest processor technology to provide up to 100 MBps transfer rate, exceeding three times the speed of traditional USB 2.0 and at least double the speed of other network drives in its class.

The integrated media server in the My Book Live home network makes this device a quick and simple solution for users who want to see videos, music and pictures on any Mac or PC that is connected to the home network and stream digital media to the television through multimedia devices DLNA certified as WD LiveHD TV media player, Blu-ray Disc player, the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game console.

Users can also play music and videos stored on their drives in iTunes, and view digital photos on iPhone, iPod touch and IPAD them with a finger sweep through the application of WD Photos.

Users can also securely access and send all content and files stored in the My Book Live from any PC or Mac that is connected to the Internet using WD freeremote access service.

"Storage is connected to the network providing incredible opportunities for families who want to concentrate all their digital content and enjoy it on computer, television and smartphones at home and outside home," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing, branded WD products group.

"Our consumer research shows that consumers need a simple way to build a central place for their digital media. Drive WD My Book Live home network allows anyone who wants to enjoy the benefits of network storage and bring the reading speed to boot extraordinary," he added .

Drive My Book Live home network is protected by a limited warranty for three years and is now available at selected retailers. Suggested Retail Prices for the 1TB USD169, USD209 and USD269 for 2 TB to 3TB.

source : okezone.com