SkyDrive changing to OneDrive : A single place for your everything on cloud

Your personal Microsoft's cloud storage service SkyDrive is changing its name to OneDrive but the logo remaining the same as before. This change will be soon brought into the effect, said Microsoft. Last year Microsoft and British broadcaster BSkyB fought over the issue of Microsoft's cloud service name 'SkyDrive' which was the previous name of BSkyB. But both of them settled the issue last year in July on undisclosed terms. 

Get extra 20 GB space on SkyDrive and make your total free storage to 27 GB

This can be said as Microsoft's biggest gift to all of its users on the Christmas. Microsoft is offering extra 20 GB cloud storage on SkyDrive. Now there is a total of 27 GB free cloud storage space on SkyDrive which is 2 GB more than the 25 GB of free cloud storage space on Google Drive. Note one thing that this extra 20 GB on SkyDrive is just free for 1 year and you need to renew the subscription to continue using the online space. Otherwise the free space will be removed and you will be again shifted to 7 GB free storage plan of SkyDrive. 

Photos from your iPhone's camera can now automatically upload to SkyDrive

iPhone and iPad users can now automatically upload their camera roll pictures and videos to SkyDrive for online backup of them. You don't have to do much. Just install this updated app from iTunes and simply get started by signing in the SkyDrive app with your microsoft id. So all your photos and videos are always there with you whether  you are on a Windows Phone or iPhone.

SkyDrive on Xbox One will bring your photos and videos to your TV - "Xbox : Go to SkyDrive"

Well here is the news that we are talking about. The Windows Blog tweeted today about the arrival of SkyDrive on Xbox which will enable streaming your photos and videos saved on SkyDrive to your HDTV via Xbox One. Xbox One will be available starting from Nov. 22 on the same day when AT&T will launch the Windows tablet - Lumia 2520.

Buy either of Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2 Tablet to get 200GB of storage on SkyDrive

Are you always worried about space left in the hard drive of your PC? Or you started feeling that free online space is not enough for storing all your important documents and media content. Microsoft is coming forward with a new scheme in SkyDrive to sort out that matter for you. They announced that if you will buy either of Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2 tablets, you will get 200GB free storage on SkyDrive for 2 years. In addition to it, there are still more things to offer which are discussed below.