More information is trickling forth about iCloud, Apple's upcoming syncing and online storage service. The company's expanded on the prices it will charge for various levels of cloud data storage, and it's also shown a preview of the iCloud Web apps customers will be able to use alongside their iOS and Mac OS X devices.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has disclosed the pricing for iCloud storage and launched a limited beta version.
Users of iCloud storage get the first 5 GB free, as stated when Cupertino announced iCloud in June.
Additional storage will cost US$2 per GB.
Meanwhile, a preview of iCloud's suite of Web apps seems to be available for a select few developers. The iCloud apps run in the latest version of Safari on Mac OS X Lion. They include an address book, a calendar and a mail app, according to Darrell Etherington of GigaOm, who posted a screencast of the apps in action.
These apps resemble their counterparts in Mac OS X Lion, Etherington said. They are reportedly available to only some Apple ID and MobileMe account holders and some developers.
Charges for iCloud Storage
Users who need more than the initial 5 GB of storage in the iCloud will be charged annual fees. It will cost them $20 for an additional 10 GB, $40 for an additional 20 GB and $50 for an additional 50 GB.
However, online cloud storage costs much less at other providers.
Dropbox offers 2 GB free in its basic plan. Its Pro 50 plan costs $10 a month for 50 GB of storage, and the Pro 100 costs $20 a month for 100 GB.
The company offers storage for devices running Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iOS and BlackBerry OS.
Box offers personal users up to 50 GB free. Businesses with three to 500 users pay $15 per user per month for 500 GB. Enterprises get unlimited data and have to call in for charges.
The company lets users work with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Docs online.
Adrive, which offers storage for Windows, Macs and Linux devices, offers 50 GB free storage and backup for individual use.
Its Signature plan offers 50 GB of storage with additional features not available in the personal plan, for $70 a year. The Premium service, available in capacities of 100 GB and up, starts at $140 a year.
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