Category Archives: Cloud computing

Kim Dotcom new venture, Mega, opens: welcome to a new cloud storage service

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Stefano

Internet Millionaire Kim Dotcom has just opened Mega.co.nz, a new cloud storage service which gives (for free) 50 GB of cloud space. (read his story for more details!) I just managed to apply and get a brand new account; according … Continue reading →

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Google Drive: this time is for real (will the real cloud storage please stand up?)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Stefano

Get yourself into Google Drive right now by clicking here! Google is introducing its cloud storage service aiming directly Dropbox, SkyDrive and Box.net (along several others). You can get started with 5GB of storage for free—that’s enough to store the … Continue reading →

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Technology Review – March/April 2012 issue: interview with Drew Houston – Dropbox founder – on cloud storage

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Stefano

The latest issue of Technology Review features an interview with Dropbox‘s founder Drew Houston about cloud storage and the future. I love Technology Review and I’m definitely addicted to Dropbox so I’m writing this to spread the (good) news about … Continue reading →

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Cloud computing for business: a well thought-out presentation

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Stefano

If you’re somehow wondering how this crazy little/big thing called Cloud will change your life – and your business, anytime soon, check this Slideshare presentation by Ramkumar Lakshminarayanan. Discovering the value of the cloud for the business View more presentations … Continue reading →

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Google story, 1996-2011: a six-minutes video unfolds 15 years of development of one of the biggest company ever

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Stefano

Ok, six minutes are too little to explain what really happened in the past 15 years – especially when it comes to Google! (The image right shows Google’s very first search page, for those who are too young.) I do … Continue reading →

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Two great iOS apps updates: Box.net and Flipboard

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Stefano

As reported by our friends at theifile.com two of the essential apps all iOS users must have just released their latest (and still best) updates ever! Flipboard: one of my favorite social media aggregator, now available for iPhone too (and … Continue reading →

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IBM smashes data storage drive record: 120 petabytes, the biggest hard drive ever?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Stefano

According to a white paper study from IDC there will be 1800 exabytes (EB) of digital data in 2011, up from 220 EB in 2007. Such growth places the data user under tremendous pressure to turn data into actionable insights … Continue reading →

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Gmail’s new People widget: useful, smart and contextual information from your contacts.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Stefano

Ok, I might be late! I just noticed today the Gmail’s brand-new People Widget and found it really useful! You can communicate with individual contacts easily through the people widget, or just use it to find basic information. Simply click … Continue reading →

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WWDC 2011, Apple’s about to unveil iOS5, Lion and cloud solutions

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Stefano

Apple’s WDDC 2011 is here to stay! While there’s no evidence that an iPhone 5 (too much hyped) may be introduced, it’s almost for sure that Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 will be presented as well as the … Continue reading →

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