Apple’s products may have increasingly large capacity for storage, but the next big thing from the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer giant may eliminate much of the need to save songs, movies and other large data files.
Reports this week said Apple has purchased the domain name iCloud in preparation for a push into the growing cloud-based services market. Cloud computing allows users to store all their data on commercial servers and use products and applications without buying them.
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Sources told the website AppleInsider that the company will expand its MobileMe service that currently allows bookmarks, events and other data to be stored externally, and Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June could be the venue for launching a major cloud service initiative. An enhanced cloud service that includes photos, music, video and other personal data would not only tie Apple users into the iOS ecosystem but reduce the need for excessive flash memory on future Apple devices, AppleInsider noted.
The iPad tablet comes in 16, 32 or 64 gigabyte versions while the iPhone has 16 and 32 gigabyte models.
Two other published reports, in GigaOm and Digital Daily said Apple acquired iCloud.com from a Sweden-based company, Xcerion. That company recently changed its URL to CloudMe.com. The reports noted that Apple recently purchased a 500,000 square-foot facility in Maiden, NC, that could serve as the nerve center for the cloud operation.
Typically tight-lipped about any new product development, Apple did not respond to our requests by email for comment in time for publication.
The iCloud reports seem to offer a range of possibilities for Apple to further its already massive hold on mobile computing and media consumption.
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