Bitcasa is another cloud storage option for your Microsoft Surface

SkyDrive, Dropbox, Google Bulldoze, iCloud. Does the world actually demand some other file hosting service up in the cloud? I say why not, as more competition can only benefit all of the states. Bitcasa (www.bitcasa.com) is a relatively new kid on the block and they've just launched a Windows 8 app. What makes Bitcasa unique is their "infinite hard drive". Interested? Read on.

At first glance, Bitcasa might be like all the others, free storage to start and so you terminate upwards paying for infinite when you need to move up a tier or ii. With Bitcasa you get 10 GB costless and so after that it'south $ten per month for unlimited storage. To put that in perspective, with SkyDrive you get an extra 100 GB per year if you pay $50. There is also no limit to the number of files you upload or their size. Everything yous upload is encrypted from the start and backed up on their servers at least three times.

Co-ordinate to them, with the Windows 8/RT app you tin:

View your photos and photo albums
Picket videos
Listen to music albums
View documents
Share a link to a file
Download from Bitcasa to your local bulldoze
Upload a file to a Bitcasa folder

Information technology'south interesting to say they recommended using the desktop application for Windows or Mac to initially get all your content upwardly in the cloud.

This could be some other viable option for Surface owners who max out their storage on the device. I'll admit to being very comfortable with SkyDrive and don't see myself really filling up the 125 GBs I accept anytime soon, just I would be lying if I didn't say that Bitcasa is an interesting and intriguing option right now. Cheque out the app in the Windows 8 Shop if you're into unlimited storage.

We've reached out to come across if there are whatever plans to support Windows Telephone and volition update when we hear back.

Anyone going to requite this a try?

Source: Windows 8 Store, via: Engaget; thanks, Vallos, for the tip!

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