Technology giant Apple freshly announced its iCloud – a web-based system that allows users to share the data between their computers, laptops, smartphones and tablets. The service enables a user to keep all his Apple products in sync. This means that all the documents, music, and photos saved onto an Apple device will instantly appear on the other Apple products utilized by the user over a Wi-Fi or a cellular network.
The major leap comes as a result of Apple’s intention to move the digital hub into its cloud service. According to the company, the upcoming versions of Apple’s desktop and mobile operating systems, OS X Lion and iOS 5, will all contain iCloud.
The main drawback in the iCloud is that it will not allow people to stream music purchased on iTunes over airwaves from any other device. However, its capabilities go well beyond music and it is expected to become a central feature of all the Apple products.
With the introduction of iCloud, Apple’s earlier cloud service, MobileMe does no longer exists. Users will get 5GB of free storage for apps, documents, and mail. The photos will be stored in the cloud for only 30 days.
Music downloaded from CDs will also find suitable place in iCloud, along with the future versions of iTunes, for a flat rate of $24.99 per year. However, this service will accommodate a maximum of 20,000 songs.
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