PhoneTalk

Maybe you've heard about storing and accessing stuff from the cloud, but might not know what that means or why you should care. Essentially, the cloud is a way to store stuff (music, documents, photos, etc) at an offsite location that you can access and manage from anywhere and in some cases from just about any device. Take SugarSync, for example. This service works with multiple devices including BlackBerry smartphones, Google's Android-based phones, tablets including the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Apple iPad, and more. The idea is that you get a personal cloud of storage space complete with PIN protection so that you can access your data from any of those devices. You'd likely want to use a WiFi connection to access your SugarSync account from a phone, but you can do it with a basic data connection on your cell phone as well.

The best way to really understand how this works is to give it a try for yourself. SugarSync is now offering new customers (and upgrading existing customers with free 2GB accounts) accounts that come with 5GB of free storage space. That's enough space to save some of your favorite holiday songs, pictures, and even short videos you may have stored on your computer that you want to access on your cell phone. To use the service with your cell phone you'll just need to download the free mobile application that works with your phone.

Topics: Phone Smarts Storage BlackBerry Smart phones WiFi Android Google Apple Apps