NimbusBase is a smart iCloud alternative that syncs user data across app platforms

All the developers and consumers out there who hate Apple's iCloud might have a new favorite service with NimbusBase, a new startup that helps sync user data across app platforms.

MightyText reveals its true goal: Everything on your phone should be everywhere all the time

"Everything on your phone should be everywhere all the time," MightyText cofounder Maneesh Arora says. "No-one raves about iCloud, and we feel there's an opportunity. There will soon be billions of Android devices, and no-one's making it easy."

Apple now has more than 300M iCloud users

Apple now has more than 300 million users on its iCloud storage and syncing service, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said today on its Q2 2013 earnings call.

More Apple iCloud woes: Apple reports Game Center, iTunes, and AppleID outages

Apple iCloud services for identity, Game Center, account creation and sign-in, iTunes store purchases are experiencing service failures this morning for some users, Apple says on its system status page.

iCensorship: Apple deletes iCloud emails with the phrase ‘barely legal teen’

Apple is deleting emails sent from iCloud accounts containing the phrase “barely legal teen,” a sign the company is still strictly distancing itself from pornography and adult material.

Amazon Cloud Player now available for iPad, but Kindle is erasing your entire book library

Amazon's assault on Apple's iTunes empire continues today as the Seattle company released its Cloud Player app for iPad and iPad Mini.

iCloud is coming down to earth in Apple’s newest data center (nearest neighbor: Facebook)

Apple is finally breaking earth in Prineville, Oregon on the 160-acre data center site the company purchased back in February -- not too from Facebook's Prineville data center.

Apple makes iCloud.com available to all

Everyone using iCloud has a new portal to access it. Apple released iCloud.com to everyone using the content-syncing service, after a trial period.

Apple won’t change passwords over the phone after hacking incident

If you forget your Apple iCloud password, don't expect to hop on the phone to change it. Apple announced today that for the time being, it will no longer change passwords over the phone.

Hack reveals Apple, Amazon’s gaping security flaws

A horrifying hack of one journalist's data was only possible thanks to an appalling lack of security in iCloud -- and a correspondingly bad security process at Amazon.com.

Oops: AppleCare technician gave journalist’s iCloud info to hacker

Former Gizmodo staffer Mat Honan's iCloud account was compromised over the weekend after a hacker fooled an Apple Care technician into giving out his account details.

Power of the cloud: Apple now has 150M iCloud users

Apple now has 150 million iCloud users among its device owners, the company announced today on its quarterly earnings conference call.

CFO Peter Oppenheimer said that the company’s cloud syncing and storage service had gained momentum during the last quarter. …

iTunes may get a much-needed overhaul before turning 10

Apple’s flagship service iTunes is in for a much-needed overhaul, according to a Bloomberg report that cites unnamed people familiar with the matter.

The changes are said to include further integration with its iCloud cloud storage service and increased sharing …

Apple bets $1B on new data center and facilities in Nevada

After collecting millions of dollars in tax breaks from having a small office in Nevada, Apple plans to give back to the state with new facilities that could cost up to $1 billion.

Apple’s plans, which were first reported by …

Apple says iCloud is down, fixing the issue “ASAP” (updated)

[Update 1:29pm PDT: As expected, the outage did not last too long. Apple has updated its support site to say "all services are online."]

Apple customers may not be able to access their iCloud services today, as the company …

WWDC 2012: Apple keynote liveblog

Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off today with a keynote address from CEO Tim Cook and company. This year, Apple is expected to make announcements about  iOS 6, Mountain Lion, iCloud, and fresh Mac and MacBook hardware. …

WWDC predictions: A new iOS, Mountain Lion date, and iCloud updates

Spoiler alert! Apple is going to announce things on Monday morning at a keynote address kicking off the annual Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC). Since speculation and rumors are half the fun (and annoyance) of reporting on Apple, we’ve …