DIY data centers: Backblaze reveals secrets of cloud storage

If Hollywood ever needs a cloud storage facility for a movie scene, they need to call the folks at online storage and backup company Backblaze. You can just picture Tom Cruise, playing a secret agent dressed in black, sneaking around …

Cloud storage provider Box.net: Build your apps on top of us

Cloud storage provider Box.net is unveiling a new set of code libraries that will let app developers quickly embed the company’s storage and collaboration tools into their apps, the company announced today.

“We have 40 developers building that back-end stack, …

Jaw-dropping: Dropbox raising $200-$300M round at a $5B valuation

Cloud storage service Dropbox is raising a new $200-$300 million round of funding at a $5-$10 billion valuation, reports TechCrunch.

Previously, Dropbox was valued at just $7 million. The new funding round, if true, would put Dropbox on the same …

Dropbox bug drops passwords, underscoring the cloud’s risks

Cloud storage service Dropbox disclosed Monday that all of its users’ files were publicly accessible for nearly four hours on Sunday due a bug in the company’s authentication mechanism. From 1:54 p.m. to 5:41 p.m., anyone could access a Dropbox …

Microsoft revamps SkyDrive cloud storage with HTML5, kicks Silverlight to the curb

After seemingly being ignored for months, Microsoft announced a major facelift for its SkyDrive cloud storage service today. Gone is the SkyDrive site’s reliance on Silverlight, Microsoft’s Flash competitor for interactive websites, in favor of a faster HTML5-driven interface.

Speed …

Apple sued over iCloud trademark

Only days after Apple announced its new iCloud service at WWDC, the company iCloud Communications has filed a trademark lawsuit against Apple.

Phoenix-based iCloud Communications filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The company, which offers voice-over-IP …