Netflix is offering a $100,000 in prizes to those who can advance the technologies of Cloud Computing. There may be no hotter term in the world of technology right now than Cloud Computing. Even if you don’t understand the concept, it impacts pretty much everyone who uses a computer these days, and those of you who watch any form of streaming media such as that offered by Netflix are...
In the tech world, you can forget everything you know about the scientific properties of a cumulus or cirrus formation, for here, cloud means “remote data storage.” This means you can store files in space, or on remote servers that will sync all of your devices together and allow you to share them. It seems as though everyone wants a piece of the cloud pie these days, but I went ahead...
“This dramatic fastback concept signals a significant transformation of the Ford brand.” If Ford’s media kit is to believed, that single sentence is worth a thousand words and then some. A swoopy four-door fastback as a harbinger of Ford’s new global design language? Sign me up, man, sign me up! Ford today launched said fastback, the Evos Concept car, at IFA in Berlin, Germany. With a...
Earlier this week Amazon launched its Cloud Drive, and Cloud Player service. The cloud drive allows you to store 5GB of music for free that you can then access from any computer or Android phone. If you buy an MP3 album from Amazon your amount of available storage jumps to 20GB. So, how easy is it to use? I gave the service a test drive to see how easy it is to upload your files, and...
Having already briefly outlined what is meant by "cloud computing", in this post I take a brief look at five examples of cloud computing in action. How many of those listed do you use?