Microsoft Unveils SkyDrive Apps for iPhone and Windows Phone

Microsoft unveiled a version of its SkyDrive cloud service for Windows Phone and the iPhone. The move, Microsoft said in a blog post, comes as people increasingly need access to files on-the-go.

The most recent version of Windows Phone, known as Mango, included deep integration with SkyDrive via the Pictures and Office hubs, allowing for the sharing of photos via text, email, or IM, for example.

Phones running Windows Phone 7.5 can now download the SkyDrive app from the Windows Phone Marketplace and do just that. For those on iOS, the same app was also released in the App Store.

The SkyDrive updates were a reaction to its recent self-reflection on the state of its cloud services, which found, for example, that fewer than 10 percent of college students considered using SkyDrive for their shared documents, even though most of them started and ended the documents in Microsoft Office. One of the revamped aspects of SkyDrive is to make it more “app-centric,” where files can be worked within the context of the application, and not just SkyDrive.

SkyDrive App for Windows Phone

SkyDrive from Microsoft is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device. Windows Phone has built-in access to SkyDrive right from the Office and Pictures hubs. It can also automatically upload pictures you take to SkyDrive for easy access. Now the SkyDrive app for Windows Phone also lets you manage and share files – all in one place.

You can:

• Browse your entire SkyDrive including files shared with you
• View recently used documents
• Upload your pictures
• Share a link to any file using email
• Create folders. Delete files or folders

Download SkyDrive for Windows Phone

SkyDrive App for iPhone

SkyDrive from Microsoft is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device. With SkyDrive for the iPhone, you can now easily access, manage and share files on the go. You can also upload photos or videos from your iPhone to SkyDrive.

Features:

• Access all of your SkyDrive content including files shared with you
• View recently used documents
• Upload photos or videos from your phone
• Share a link to any file using email
• Create folders. Delete files or folders

Download SkyDrive for iPhone