Microsoft SkyDrive gets new Android app, facelift

By: on 8.14.12
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Making good on promises to make its SkyDrive cloud storage service ecumenical across clients, Microsoft has added a new Android app. It also updated user interface to mimic the “tiled” look of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The company announced the SkyDrive facelift, which will take place over the next 24 hours, on its Windows Team blog. Here’s how Chris Jones, VP of Microsoft’s Windows Live Group listed the new features: “Skydrive.com — Modern design for desktop and tablet browsers with instant search, contextual toolbar, thumbnail multi-select, drag-and-drop organization, and HTML5 sorting.” Read the full story at Giga OM.

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