OnLive is well-known for bringing games to the iPad, and now it’s going to bring Windows 7. The service is called OnLive Desktop, and you can download the free version on Thursday, January 12th at the App Store. All you need is an iPad or iPad 2 with at least a 1 Mbps Internet connection (1.5-2 Mbps for best results).

If rumors are to be believed, then Apple’s usual schedule for iOS updates will be somewhat upset this time around. Word on the net is that iOS 5 has not been discussed publicly by Apple yet because the planned release date is not summer, as usual, but fall. The reason? iOS 5 is supposed to be a “major revamp of the software.” This would explain the notable absence of an iOS special event at Apple. The first preview may be held during WWDC.

Real Networks previewed Unifi, their upcoming service to allow users to catalog and sync their music, pictures, and video between multiple devices and services using cloud computing. It works by first cataloging what’s on your computer, like your music. On its simplest level, Unifi allows you to know what you have and where you have it. If you took a picture on your iPhone but haven’t downloaded it to your computer, or can’t find that song you know you bought, Unifi lets you search and find where it is. But Unifi’s real power is in syncing.

CloudApp is a free (basic functionality) cloud-based, Mac-oriented online service that allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files, and what-have-you. I found sign-up quick and easy. Just choose a username (your email address) and a password, click the button, and a conformation email is immediately sent to your address. Just open the email message, click on the confirmation link, and you’re in.

Like Dropbox? Use Facebook and/or Twitter? Want 768MBs of free storage? Have no idea what I’m talking about, but want to save and share your computer files from anywhere? Dropbox is a simple service. You create a folder on your computer. Anything you drop into that folder is synched to The Internet Cloud, meaning you can access it via the web, synch folders between computers, e-mail links to files, and access multiple revisions of files. You get 2GB of storage free. With “Pro” storage, you get 50 or 100 GB for an additional fee.

It has been well documented that Apple has been preparing a large data center for quite some time now, as it was announced in June 2009. Though there may be many theories as to why Apple is constructing this $1 billion facility, rumor is the company will be pushing its way into cloud computing. The 500,000 square foot data center is five times larger than the one Apple has in Newark, California.

According to ComputerWorld’s sources, Apple is ready to update iMovie and move it to the cloud. Here’s what Seth Weintraub had to say:

I’ve heard from reliable sources that Apple will offer a significant update to iMovie at next week’s Macworld. It will largely focus on Internet video in the Cloud for the YouTube generation.

This juicy little rumor is just in time for Macworld Expo. This feature could be helpful for some movies, especially for those whose end destination is YouTube. Plus, you have the added benefit of not having to store those movie files on your computer. Files uploaded to Apple’s service would be viewable on an iPhone or iPod Touch.

By now, Google’s latest announcement is old news: there is a new browser in town. Joining Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer is a new guy, by the name of Chrome. Sporting a WebKit foundation (same as the platform Apple built Safari on), as well as a few other enhancements, Chrome promises to be a speed demon. Buried in all the hype, however, are a few interesting bits that point to something bigger than just another browser. Chrome may, in fact, be more revolutionary than it first appears…

In a sensible ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Dell has been denied the trademark of “cloud computing,” based on the grounds that it is a general use term. The ruling is “not final” and Dell has six months to appeal before the application expires. “Cloud computing” refers to any service delivered over more »