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.
Google has finally taken the lid off of the long-rumoured Google Drive, giving you another option for stashing your stuff in the cloud. But what is it, exactly?
Now there’s no more fussing about with shared folders when using Dropbox, as the cloud storage service has just added the ability to share any file in your Dropbox account.
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.
Everyone has at least a file or two on their computers they want to keep from prying eyes. And if you happen to store your secrets on an external hard drive, this handy dock will keep them securely locked away.
Confirming previous rumours about Google Drive, Google’s Dropbox competitor, The Next Web is reporting that Google will give away 5GB of free storage to Google Drive users and will probably launch the service next week. [The Next Web]
A US report has pointed an angry finger at our government’s use of local cloud providers over that of US-based ones and the message it sends. Apparently, the simple act of not using online storage companies in the US to store sensitive information is paramount to giving such services a one-star review.
Google Drive — the widely rumoured and highly anticipated cloud storage service — is expected to land in the next few months. To add more fuel to that rumour fire, Lucidchart has just managed to leak a Google Drive integration page, which suggests we could see the service launching very, very soon.
Floppy disks might not be good for storing your data anymore, but they’re still good for protecting your coffee table from pesky rings left by a sweaty can of beer.
Dropbox just doubled up its referral program, which means more free storage for you. If you’re a free user, you get 500MB of storage space for each Dropbox referral, with a maximum of 32 referrals for 16GB of space.
