Apple Mobile Me
Soon to be launched subscription service which will synchronise emails, photos and contacts between multiple devices. Your desktop, laptop and mobile device will stay in sync so long as they have access to Apple's servers in the cloud.
Soon to be launched subscription service which will synchronise emails, photos and contacts between multiple devices. Your desktop, laptop and mobile device will stay in sync so long as they have access to Apple's servers in the cloud.
Google Docs
Google Docs has an intuitive interface and consists of applications normally associated with the desktop - a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation designer. Documents can be saved to the cloud or to your own machine. Multiple users can work on the same document from different computers with changes taking effect almost instantly.
Google Docs has an intuitive interface and consists of applications normally associated with the desktop - a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation designer. Documents can be saved to the cloud or to your own machine. Multiple users can work on the same document from different computers with changes taking effect almost instantly.
Adobe Acrobat
Attractive online word processor with cloud storage space for your documents. Also includes collaboration tools and an online PDF converter. Currently in beta testing but free to join.
Attractive online word processor with cloud storage space for your documents. Also includes collaboration tools and an online PDF converter. Currently in beta testing but free to join.
Jooce
Flash based desktop environment aimed at users of internet cafés. Dragging a file onto the 'desktop' actually uploads it to the cloud giving easy access from any internet-enabled PC.
Flash based desktop environment aimed at users of internet cafés. Dragging a file onto the 'desktop' actually uploads it to the cloud giving easy access from any internet-enabled PC.
Network.com / Blender 3D
Sun's data centres are available for hire by the hour to power on-demand cloud services. Used mainly for processing scientific data, the servers can also be used for rendering animations via the open source Blender 3D software on the desktop.
Sun's data centres are available for hire by the hour to power on-demand cloud services. Used mainly for processing scientific data, the servers can also be used for rendering animations via the open source Blender 3D software on the desktop.
Evernote
Use your phone to take a snapshot of anything you need to remember then upload it to Evernote's servers in the cloud. Any text in the images is scanned and indexed to create a searchable database. Currently in private beta testing.
Use your phone to take a snapshot of anything you need to remember then upload it to Evernote's servers in the cloud. Any text in the images is scanned and indexed to create a searchable database. Currently in private beta testing.
Live Search
Microsoft's search engine for mobile phones makes heavy use of cloud processing to bring a rich experience to searching on handheld devices.
Microsoft's search engine for mobile phones makes heavy use of cloud processing to bring a rich experience to searching on handheld devices.
Twitterfone
This service uses speech recognition in the cloud to convert voice messages into 'tweets' on the social network Twitter. Currently in beta testing, you'll need to join the queue for an invitation to join.
This service uses speech recognition in the cloud to convert voice messages into 'tweets' on the social network Twitter. Currently in beta testing, you'll need to join the queue for an invitation to join.
Blist
A database application with an attractive interface, how-to videos and innovative drag and drop design. Once created, your database can be shared with other users of the site.
A database application with an attractive interface, how-to videos and innovative drag and drop design. Once created, your database can be shared with other users of the site.
Picnik
Photo editing in the cloud. Upload images from your local machine or import them from another site such as Flickr or Facebook. The site's colourful buttons mask powerful photo retouching tools. It's also possible to add text, shapes or a frame to your creation.
Photo editing in the cloud. Upload images from your local machine or import them from another site such as Flickr or Facebook. The site's colourful buttons mask powerful photo retouching tools. It's also possible to add text, shapes or a frame to your creation.
Photoshop Express
Another photo editor which makes good use of the cloud to store your pics. Tools for editing photographs will be familiar to users of Adobe's industry standard Photoshop image editor. Once the masterpiece is complete, you can add it to the site's gallery for all to admire.
Another photo editor which makes good use of the cloud to store your pics. Tools for editing photographs will be familiar to users of Adobe's industry standard Photoshop image editor. Once the masterpiece is complete, you can add it to the site's gallery for all to admire.