Following Tim Cook and Scott Forstall, Apple senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddie Cue took the stage to talk about iCloud.
Check inside for what he had to say.
- “Over a third of the music we sell in the iTunes store is purchased on iOS devices,” said Cue.
- Storage upgrades for iCloud will cost $20/year for 15GB, $40/year for 25GB, and $100/year for 55GB.
- Photo Stream will allow users to automatically send photos to and from iCloud-enabled Apple devices.
- Documents in the Cloud will wirelessly sync your docs across your devices — Mac and iOS.
- Calendars will sync with iCloud.
- Find my iPhone has been updated to support Macs, too.
- Find my Friends will allow you to easily locate your friends and family and share photos.
- iTunes Match will scan your music library and offer your songs in the cloud. ($24.99/year)
- iTunes Match will not launch with iCloud on October 12th, but “at the end of the month.”
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