Microsoft has detailed a bunch of new features for OneDrive on second day of Build 2017 conference. The company announced that it is bringing back OneDrive Files On-Demand feature to Windows 10 Fall Creators update.
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Microsoft kills Unlimited OneDrive storage, downgrades free storage from 15GB to 5GB for all
Last October Microsoft upgraded OneDrive storage to unlimited for all Office 365 subscribers from 1TB of free storage introduced last June that was increased from 20GB. Now the company has announced that it will no longer be offering unlimited storage to Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscribers. All these will roll back to 1 TB. Microsoft says that some Office 365 subscribers had backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR recordings that exceeded 75 TB per user, which is the main reason for killing unlimited storage. Continue reading “Microsoft kills Unlimited OneDrive storage, downgrades free storage from 15GB to 5GB for all”
OneDrive update adds much wanted Chromecast support
Chromecast support is fast becoming a key feature expected in more or less all media related applications. Support for Google’s budget friendly streaming dongle means that you can send media from your phone to your television effortlessly without requiring extensive technical know-how. Today, popular cloud storage service OneDrive adds support for Chromecast casting via its version 3.2 upgrade. Continue reading “OneDrive update adds much wanted Chromecast support”
CloudPlayer for Android lets you stream music from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive
The developers at doubletwist have come up with a new app called CloudPlay that lets you stream music from your Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive accounts. It is aimed at freeing users from the various limitations that come with other cloud based music players.
OneDrive for Windows Phone updated with multiple accounts, PIN code and more
OneDrive has updated its Windows Phone app with several new features. Some of the features include revamped photo album, ability to add multiple accounts and so on.
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OneDrive for Business now available for Mac and iPad
Microsoft has made OneDrive for Business now available from Mac and iPad. The company has also rolled out update for OneDrive app for iOS that will allow users to manage their personal and work accounts.
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Office for Android gets Dropbox integration and easier OneDrive sharing
Earlier this month, Microsoft partnered with Dropbox to improve integration between Office and the cloud storage service. At that time Dropbox was added only to iOS devices. However, today the company is adding Dropbox integration to Office on Android. 
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Microsoft updates OneDrive app for Windows Phone with refreshed UI and more
Just a day after announcing unlimited OneDrive storage to Office 365 subscribers, Microsoft has updated the OneDrive app for Windows Phone. The update focuses on design and UI of the app and also adds few more enhancements.
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Microsoft offers unlimited OneDrive storage for Office 365 subscribers
Microsoft is offering Office 365 subscribers with a special treat. The company is offering unlimited OneDrive storage for all Office 365 subscribers.
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Microsoft OneDrive for iOS gets PIN code support and new features
Microsoft has updated OneDrive app for iPhone and iPad with new features. In order to prevent others from breaching your files, the app gets an ability to require a PIN code to access for files.
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Microsoft updates OneDrive mobile apps, merges office and personal on Android
Microsoft has updated OneDrive apps on Android, iOS and Windows phone. The cloud storage app for Android has added support for OneDrive for Business.
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Microsoft now offers 15GB free storage for OneDrive, 1TB for Office 365 users
Owing to increasing competition in the cloud storage market, Microsoft has more than doubled its free cloud storage and Office 365 subscription. The company is offering 15 GB of free storage to subscribers, matching the amount of free storage Google Drive offers. Earlier, Microsoft offered only 7GB of free storage.
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Microsoft’s SkyDrive is now OneDrive
Microsoft was involved in a Trademark fight over the name “SkyDrive” and it lost. So, they had to rebrand it and from now on, Microsoft’s SkyDrive will be called as “Microsoft OneDrive”. Microsoft’s OneDrive is one among the many cloud storage options offered by big companies of the Internet – Google offers Google Drive, Dropbox, Box and many others.
Microsoft’s SkyDrive will be called OneDrive
After a trademark infringement lawsuit, won by the Sky broadcasting corporation in the UK, Microsoft was tasked with changing its consumer facing cloud service “SkyDrive” to something else. Today the company has revealed that SkyDrive will be called “OneDrive”, and that it will start rolling out the changes gradually. Technically, the product remains the same but the name, which is usually a constant, receives a change. This is not the first time Microsoft has been forced to rename its products, as we had witnessed earlier how the company was forced not to use “metro” for its whole design language it developed. That said, the OneDrive blog has posted a video that showcases the new vision that Microsoft wants to portray for its new product –
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