Google Drive for iPhone and iPad now available.

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Google Drive for iPhone and  iPad now available. 

Google is offering everyone 5 GB of free storage (the same amount as Apple’s iCloud) to kick things off.

“Google Drive lets you create, share, collaborate and keep all your stuff in one place,” says Google. “Upload all your files from your computer - even the big ones - and you can access them anywhere, including your iPhone or iPad. We get you started with 5 GB free.”

“Quickly share a photo with a friend 1000 miles away. Read the most up to date version of your document whether you’re at home, at the office, or on the go,” the app’s description continues.

“Make items available offline so you view them while you’re on a plane. No matter what happens to your devices, even if your iPhone goes for a swim, your files are safely stored in Google Drive.”

The key features, as enumerated by Google, include the ability to access and view your documents, photos and videos anywhere, quickly and easily, or the option to make files available offline so you can access them even when the Internet is out of reach. It also allows sharing files with collaborators on the go.

Users can also sync files across their desktop and all their devices, open files from Drive with other apps installed on the respective hardware, and they can star important files (sort of like bookmarking) to find them later with ease.

Google Drive requires iOS 5.0 or later, and it’s a universal app for both iPhone and iPad.


Google Drive for iPhone and  iPad now available on the App store.

Apple removes Dropbox apps from App Store.

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Apple removes Dropbox apps from App Store.

The Dropbox online storage apps have been removed from Apple’s App Store as they fail to meet Apple’s in-app purchasing guidelines, reports imediamonkey.

Changes to the Dropbox SDK mean that users can purchase subscriptions for additional storage space by bypassing Apple’s in-app purchase system and going straight to the Dropbox website via the Safari browser.

When Apple introduced in-app purchases, it said that purchases and subscriptions must be made within its official system, with developers handing over 30 percent of each subscription fee.

Microsoft invites to the Windows (8) apps store preview on Dec 6.

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Microsoft has invited select developers and local press to hear more details on the Windows Store.


Microsoft plans to share more about the Windows 8 app store at a two-hour preview event in San Francisco on December 6.

Chinese Yuan currency now accepted on Apple´s App Store.

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Apple is now accepting payment in the Chinese currency for purchases made via its App Store, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Customers of more than 20 Chinese banks can now make payments to their App Store account using Yuan.

Chinese customers previously had to use dual-currency credit cards to make purchases on the App Store, despite the company opening a Chinese-character App Store and retail stores in the country. The move to accept Yuan should boost downloads in the country.

Apple’s Chinese revenues rose to more than US$13 billion, 12 percent of total revenues, in its fiscal year ending in September. It was slightly more than US$3 billion for the previous year.