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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.

RealNetworks’ Unifi Cloud Sync Service Lives — In Germany

Ina Fried in News on June 29, 2011 at 9:40 am PT

Though plenty of bigger names have jumped into the cloud media storage game since RealNetworks first talked about Unifi last year, the Seattle company said it is moving ahead with its service, touting its cross-platform abilities. The service is launching now in Germany, with plans to come to the U.S. this fall.

Password Manager LastPass Acquires Xmarks

Kara Swisher in News on December 2, 2010 at 2:10 am PT

LastPass, a cross-platform password manager and form filler, has acquired the social bookmarking and browser synchronization service Xmarks. The San Francisco-based Xmarks has been in the midst of some tumult of late, as it closed down in September and then quickly opened back up again in an effort to keep its service running for a large group of active users and to find a new home.

Motorola Sues Apple Over…Everything

Peter Kafka in Media on October 6, 2010 at 11:12 am PT

Motorola has filed a patent complaint against Apple that covers…a lot–18 patents that range from MobileMe to the App store to antenna design.

ZumoDrive Service Is a Silver Lining In ‘Cloud’ Storage

By Walter S. Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 2, 2009 at 6:15 pm PT

ZumoDrive is a service that allows users to coordinate files over several devices using cloud computing.

Palm Ignores USB Group's Warning, Restores iTunes Sync

John Paczkowski in News on October 3, 2009 at 9:45 am PT

Oh, it’s really on now. This morning Palm announced webOS 1.2.1, another point release to its new webOS platform that restores media synchronization with the latest version of Apple’s iTunes (9.0.1). Moreover, the company has gone the extra step of extending that synchronization feature to photos.

Palm Ignores USB Group’s Warning, Restores iTunes Sync

John Paczkowski in News on October 3, 2009 at 9:45 am PT

Oh, it’s really on now. This morning Palm announced webOS 1.2.1, another point release to its new webOS platform that restores media synchronization with the latest version of Apple’s iTunes (9.0.1). Moreover, the company has gone the extra step of extending that synchronization feature to photos.

Palm Throws in the Towel on iTunes Synch

John Paczkowski in News on September 29, 2009 at 8:01 am PT

Palm has begun rolling out webOS 1.2.0, a minor point release to its new flagship operating system, which boasts some 70 improvements. Notably absent from this update: The reenabling of iTunes synchronization, which Apple spannered when it released iTunes 9.0 earlier this month.