Microsoft has revamped its SkyDrive cloud storage service consisting of a new Web interface, changes to its desktop applications and developer API.
SkyDrive’s user interface has been redesigned in the tile-based layout style of the Windows 8 Modern interface and the software giant has also improved SkyDrive’s search functionality, drag-and-drop functionality and sorting features.The desktop application for Windows 8 and Mac OS X has gotten performance improvements, so that operations like bulk photo uploads are completed faster.
Microsoft is also expected to launch a SkyDrive application for Android that lets users access, upload, and share files from their devices and has taken off restrictions from the product’s API on the types of files third-party applications can upload to SkyDrive.
“With these updates and continued improvements to our back-end infrastructure, we’re excited to leave preview and unlock new possibilities for a billion customers with the upcoming releases of Windows 8, the new Office, and tons of devices and apps that connect to SkyDrive,” wrote Omar Shahine and Mike Torres, group program managers for SkyDrive.
