” iCloud is a catchall phrase that covers Apple’s entire suite of wireless sync and backup services, which aim to keep your devices — both iOS, and desktop computers running OS X Lion, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 — on the same page, no matter which one you’re using at any given moment, Serenity Caldwell reports for Macworld.com. “Broken down, those services cover four areas: document and data sync, mobile backup, location awareness, and purchase management.”
“Any customer can create a free iCloud account, which provides 5GB of storage for document sync and mobile backup; additional space can be purchased for a yearly fee. (Your purchased content from the iTunes and App Stores do not count toward this storage limit),” Caldwell explains. “Unlike certain third-party services, iCloud isn’t focused on preserving your individual files, or providing a central folder where you can upload documents to access across platforms—Apple wants you to stop worrying about where specific files save to, and instead focus on the information itself.”
Read more in the full article – recommended – here.
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