Now that Google Drive is finally here and you can use it, the first question is simple: is it better than the cloud service you’re already using (or maybe considering using)? We haven’t had the chance to put Google Drive through the ringer quite yet, but we can compare it to the competition on paper.
Microsoft is launching a couple of new SkyDrive apps, making the cloud storage service available to more users on more platforms. Starting today, a preview version is available for the desktop, so if you’re running Windows Vista, Windows 7, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, and even Windows for Mac (OS X Lion), you can access the service locally.
Up until now, Microsoft’s SkyDrive has mostly been noteworthy for the staggering amount of free storage it offers to users (25GB) and little else. But with the introduction of Windows 8, it will acquire a whole new set of features, along with the new Metro UI, which they believe will make it much more integral to users.
Microsoft’s Windows Live SkyDrive service gives you 25GB of free cloud storage to store your files. But how does it integrate with Windows Phone 7 Mango? Giz reader Michael takes a look.
Previously, if you weren’t on Windows, you couldn’t take full advantage of all the awesomeness that was in SkyDrive, Microsoft’s neato cloud storage service. Not anymore! They’ve just released an iOS app that’ll let you upload photos, files, documents and manage SkyDrive folders straight from your iPhone.
SkyDrive is Microsoft’s equivalent of Dropbox and they’ve given it a complete overhaul to make it HTML5-friendly. What does that mean for you? In a nutshell, it’s faster, prettier, easier to use. And you still get 25 gigs of free storage.
With Amazon’s recent entry into consumer cloud storage, we’ve got quite a few competitors offering great and varying options — but which one is the best? Here’s a look at Windows Live SkyDrive and Dropbox, and our top pick for storing you files in the cloud.
Android only: Naming weirdness aside, Microsoft’s SkyDrive service is a nice chunk of cloud storage — 25 GB, to be exact. Now you can view, download and send your files in SkyDrive from your Android phone with Sorami.
