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Meet Google Drive: Specs and Screenshots

Liz Gannes in News on April 24 at 9:30 am PT

For the sake of setting them out clearly, here are some of the basic Google Drive specs.

Some apps have already been built on the Google Drive SDK

Digital Music Meets Its Match in Apple iCloud

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on November 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Apple’s iTunes Match is a cloud-computing service that stores all your song files in a high-quality format without making you upload them first.

Apple Helps Devices Get Their Heads in the Cloud

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on October 11, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Apple launches iCloud, a service designed to store and replicate documents on computers, the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad.

Automatic Syncing

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 13, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on automatic-syncing programs and the iPad 2.

News Byte

Google Acquires Canadian Mobile Music Synching Company

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 9, 2011 at 2:44 pm PT

Google has purchased Toronto-based PushLife, which helps people easily sync their music collection stored on their PC with their mobile phones, including BlackBerry and Android devices. The software works with either iTunes or Windows Media Player. TechVibes.com is reporting that Google paid about $25 million for the three-year-old company. A Google spokesperson did not comment on the terms, but said: “We believe the team has a wealth of experience building cool mobile applications, and we think they’ll make a great addition to our mobile team.”

In and Out Of Office: Putting iPads To Work

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on March 16, 2011 at 6:13 pm PT

A brief primer on how to get such documents into and out of an iPad, and how to view, edit and create them on the tablet.

4G Networks and Macs vs. PCs

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on November 10, 2010 at 3:48 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on 4G networks, Macs vs. PCs and Ford’s automotive digital system.

Microsoft’s New Windows Phone 7: Novel But Lacking

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 20, 2010 at 4:03 pm PT

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system has a novel and attractive interface, but it lacks key features now common in its rivals’ phones, writes Walt.

Syncing Bookmarks Across Browsers

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 6, 2010 at 6:15 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on Xmarks, an Internet browser bookmark tool.

Ford Drives Digital Dashboards to Next Level

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 6, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt finds Ford’s new touch-screen dashboard, MyFord Touch, to have clear, logical displays and a good voice-command system. But the interface has so many options it presents a challenging learning curve.