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Mars Rover – NASA animation of mission to Mars – Video
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover finally makes it to Mount Sharp
Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has arrived at the base of a mountain of layered rock that scientists suspect holds clues about whether the planet most like Earth in the solar system had the ingredients to support and preserve signs of microbial life.
The 1-ton rover touched down inside an ancient impact basin in August 2012. It quickly discovered a region inside the Gale Crater landing site that was chemically and geologically suited for the same kind of rock-eating microbes commonly found on Earth.
With the primary goal of the mission met, scientists set about the more daunting task of finding environmental niches that not only could have hosted life, but also preserved signs of its existence - a tricky prospect since the same processes that make rock tend to destroy organic carbon.
Scientists figured their best chance for success lay inside rocks on Mount Sharp, a 3-mile high mountain rising from the center of Gale Crater.
After 18 months of driving, scientists on Thursday announced that Curiosity had arrived at the base of Mount Sharp ahead of schedule, thanks to a somewhat serendipitous decision to take an alternative path that would be gentler on the rover's damaged wheels.
Within two weeks, Curiosity will reach an outcrop of rock called Pahrump Hills, where the first drill samples of Mount Sharp real estate will be made, California Institute of Technology geologist John Grotzinger told reporters on a conference call on Thursday.
Scientists previously expected to cross the boundary between the cratered plains of Gale Crater and the relatively smooth rocks of Mount Sharp in a region called Murray Buttes.
"Curiously, because of the wheel damage it drove us on a pathway further south to be safer to the wheels and once we got to the location ... we recognized that in fact this was an even better place to go across the boundary than it would be to keep traveling toward Murray Buttes," Grotzinger said.
The decision to stop driving and start drilling should please a NASA oversight panel that earlier this month criticized the Curiosity team for short-changing the mission's science goals.
"When the senior review proposal was written in February and March the base of Mount Sharp looked kilometers away. In reality, we really cut out some of the drive time ... We're going to be starting to do much more science along the way," said Jim Green, director of NASA's planetary science division.
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NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives At Martian Mountain
Guy Webster, DC Agle and Dwayne Brown, NASA
NASAs Mars Curiosity rover has reached the Red Planets Mount Sharp, a Mount-Rainier-size mountain at the center of the vast Gale Crater and the rover missions long-term prime destination.
Curiosity now will begin a new chapter from an already outstanding introduction to the world, said Jim Green, director of NASAs Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. After a historic and innovative landing along with its successful science discoveries, the scientific sequel is upon us.
Curiositys trek up the mountain will begin with an examination of the mountains lower slopes. The rover is starting this process at an entry point near an outcrop called Pahrump Hills, rather than continuing on to the previously-planned, further entry point known as Murray Buttes. Both entry points lay along a boundary where the southern base layer of the mountain meets crater-floor deposits washed down from the craters northern rim.
It has been a long but historic journey to this Martian mountain, said Curiosity Project Scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The nature of the terrain at Pahrump Hills and just beyond it is a better place than Murray Buttes to learn about the significance of this contact. The exposures at the contact are better due to greater topographic relief.
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The decision to head uphill sooner, instead of continuing to Murray Buttes, also draws from improved understanding of the regions geography provided by the rovers examinations of several outcrops during the past year. Curiosity currently is positioned at the base of the mountain along a pale, distinctive geological feature called the Murray formation. Compared to neighboring crater-floor terrain, the rock of the Murray formation is softer and does not preserve impact scars, as well. As viewed from orbit, it is not as well-layered as other units at the base of Mount Sharp.
Curiosity made its first close-up study last month of two Murray formation outcrops, both revealing notable differences from the terrain explored by Curiosity during the past year. The first outcrop, called Bonanza King, proved too unstable for drilling, but was examined by the rovers instruments and determined to have high silicon content. A second outcrop, examined with the rovers telephoto Mast Camera, revealed a fine-grained, platy surface laced with sulfate-filled veins.
While some of these terrain differences are not apparent in observations made by NASAs Mars orbiters, the rover team still relies heavily on images taken by the agencys Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to plan Curiositys travel routes and locations for study.
For example, MRO images helped the rover team locate mesas that are over 60 feet (18 meters) tall in an area of terrain shortly beyond Pahrump Hills, which reveal an exposure of the Murray formation uphill and toward the south. The team plans to use Curiositys drill to acquire a sample from this site for analysis by instruments inside the rover. The site lies at the southern end of a valley Curiosity will enter this week from the north.
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PETA Science Consortium experts to present at international nanotechnology workshop
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Contact: Tasgola Bruner TasgolaB@peta.org 404-907-4172 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Washington, D.C. Experts from the PETA International Science Consortium will present strategies for optimizing nonanimal testing methods at a workshop that will examine the strengths and limitations of current alternatives to using animals to assess nanotoxicity.
Dr. Amy Clippinger, science advisor for the Science Consortium, will discuss exposure considerations that need to be addressed in order to optimize nonanimal testing strategies for human health risk assessment at the Nano Risk Analysis II Workshop in Washington, D.C. to be held September 15-16 at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health.
The Society for Risk Analysis organized the workshop to explore the way in which a multiple models approach can advance risk analysis of nanoscale materials. The workshop agenda includes presentations and panel discussions to inform the development of guidance for using these methods in a testing strategy to reduce and replace animal testing and to determine how they can be used in the risk analysis process.
The growing use of nanomaterials in consumer products has increased human exposure to these materials. Nanomaterials undergo many transformations between the time they are manufactured and the time humans are exposed, and thus it is critical to thoroughly characterize and test nanomaterials not only in their manufactured form but to examine them in the form that is most relevant to human exposure.
Says Dr. Clippinger, "It is important to understand the means by which humans may be exposed to a nanomaterial so that in vitro systems can be designed to mimic a realistic exposure. For example, in order to mimic the human situation, a material that is most likely to be inhaled would be coated in a physiologically relevant fluid, such as lung surfactant, and tested using human lung cells grown at the airliquid interface. Furthermore, it is critical to design testing strategies to incorporate in vitro methods in a risk assessmentbased paradigm that can be applied by regulators to make intelligent decisions regarding safety of nanomaterials."
Dr. Monita Sharma, nanotechnology expert for the Science Consortium, will also be a panelist for a discussion on applying nonanimal methods for human health risk assessment.
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NTU start-up breaks into clean water sector with filtration membrane
SINGAPORE: After 17 years of research and testing, a first-of-its-kind water filtration membrane is set to find its way into wastewater treatment facilities in China and be used to provide clean water to an Indonesian company. It could even be used in humanitarian relief projects in developing countries.
Touted as having twice the operational lifespan as and greater resistance to breakage than current technologies on the market, the membrane is being manufactured through 3D printing a first for a water filtration membrane.
The brainchild of Associate Professor Darren Sun from Nanyang Technological Universitys (NTU) School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the technology was developed at NTU and patented in 2008.
It is now being marketed by the universitys start-up firm Nano Sun, which Assoc Prof Sun co-founded with Adjunct Professor Wong Ann Chai from NTUs Nanyang Business School in 2012.
Nano Sun has received funding from the Prime Ministers Office, the Public Utilities Board (PUB), NTU and private investors consisting of sums as high as S$2 million to help jump-start the firm.
Currently valued at S$80 million, the company has secured deals with PT Pelaksana Jaya Mulia, an Indonesian firm, to provide 10,000 cubic metres of clean water a day, while working with an industrial paper mill in Guangzhou, China, to optimise its wastewater treatment processes.
Speaking at a media briefing at NTU on Thursday (Sep 11), Assoc Prof Sun described his creation a membrane made from titanium dioxide as frontier technology.
Titanium dioxide is a widely available compound that can be mined from minerals in the ground and is commonly found in food as whitening additives and in sunblock products.
Unlike plastic-based membranes, the titanium dioxide membrane does not break down in harsh conditions such as extreme heat or cold, or when exposed to ultraviolet light, which is used to disinfect water.
The compound is known to be super hydrophilic, which means water can pass through the material more readily than other materials. It also has naturally anti-bacterial and anti-fouling properties, meaning it is able to clean itself.
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EUV not needed at 10 or 7nm, says Intel
September 12, 2014 // By Rick Merritt
Intel believes it can drive Moores Law down to 7 nm even without long-delayed advances in lithography.
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My day job is working on [research for a process to make] 7 nm [chips and] I believe there is a way without EUV, said Intel fellow Mark Bohr, responding to a question after a talk on Intels new 14 nm process.
The optimism is significant given the core lithography used for patterning chips hasnt had an upgrade in more than a decade. Chipmakers generally dont expect the much-delayed extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography in time for 10 nm chips, but many still hold out hopes it could be ready for a 7 nm generation.
I am very interested in EUV [because it] could really help scaling and perhaps process simplification, reducing three or four masks to one in some cases, Bohr said. Unfortunately, its not ready yet -- the throughput and reliability are not there.
Bohr did not give any hints about how Intel will make 7 or even 10 nm chips without EUV. However he did note at 14 nm Intel is using triple patterning on one or more critical layers.
Although wafer costs rose at an accelerating rate for the last two nodes due to the need for more masks, Intel continues to pack more transistors in a given area of silicon. The density offsets wafer costs, leading to the cost-per-transistor decline, Bohr said in his talk on Intels 14 nm process.
One of the fundamental benefits of Moores Law is smaller feature sizes, primarily to get lower cost per transistor so we can do more things in a similarly sized chip, he said.
Intel already announced it has started making in volume chips using a 14 nm process at a lower cost per transistor than its prior 22 nm generation. It also said it is in development of a 10 nm process that it believes will deliver lower cost per transistor.
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This star cluster is not what it seems
The Milky Way galaxy is orbited by more than 150 globular star clusters, which are balls of hundreds of thousands of old stars dating back to the formation of the galaxy. One of these, along with several others in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), was found in the late eighteenth century by the French comet hunter Charles Messier and given the designation Messier 54.
For more than two hundred years after its discovery Messier 54 was thought to be similar to the other Milky Way globulars. But in 1994 it was discovered that it was actually associated with a separate galaxy - the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. It was found to be at a distance of around 90 000 light-years - more than three times as far from Earth as the galactic centre.
Astronomers have now observed Messier 54 using the VLT as a test case to try to solve one of the mysteries of modern astronomy - the lithium problem.
Most of the light chemical element lithium now present in the Universe was produced during the Big Bang, along with hydrogen and helium, but in much smaller quantities.
Astronomers can calculate quite accurately how much lithium they expect to find in the early Universe, and from this work out how much they should see in old stars. But the numbers don't match - there is about three times less lithium in stars than expected. This mystery remains, despite several decades of work [1].
Up to now it has only been possible to measure lithium in stars in the Milky Way.
But now a team of astronomers led by Alessio Mucciarelli (University of Bologna, Italy) has used the VLT to measure how much lithium there is in a selection of stars in Messier 54.
They find that the levels are close to those in the Milky Way. So, whatever it is that got rid of the lithium seems not to be specific to the Milky Way.
This new image of the cluster was created from data taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at the Paranal Observatory. As well as showing the cluster itself it reveals the extraordinarily dense forest of much closer Milky Way stars that lie in the foreground.
This research was presented in a paper, "The cosmological Lithium problem outside the Galaxy: the Sagittarius globular cluster M54", by A. Mucciarelli et al., to appear in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (Oxford University Press). The team is composed of: A. Mucciarelli (University of Bologna, Italy), M. Salaris (Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK), P. Bonifacio (Observatoire de Paris, France), L. Monaco (ESO, Santiago, Chile) and S. Villanova (Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile).
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Dendritic cells affect onset and progress of psoriasis
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Contact: Barry Whyte barry.whyte@embo.org EMBO @EMBOcomm
Different types of dendritic cells in human skin have assorted functions in the early and more advanced stages of psoriasis report researchers in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine. The scientists suggest that new strategies to regulate the composition of dendritic cells in psoriatic skin lesions might represent an approach for the future treatment of the disease.
"We urgently need new ways to treat psoriasis, treatments that will deliver improved benefits to patients and reduce the incidence of known side effects for existing drugs," says EMBO Member Maria Sibilia, a Professor at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and one of the lead authors of the study. "Our experiments have revealed that increases in the number of plasmacytoid dendritic cells are important early triggers of the disease while other types of dendritic cells, the Langerhans cells, help to protect the balance of the immune response that is established during inflammation of the skin."
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that affects around 125 million people worldwide. Symptoms, which include the formation of red inflamed lesions that appear on the skin, vary from mild to severe. The disease is often associated with other serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression.
The researchers observed an increase in the accumulation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in the psoriatic lesions of patients as well as in mice that are model organisms for the study of the disease. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are a specific type of immune cell that can infiltrate damaged tissue during the early phase of psoriasis. In contrast, the levels of another type of dendritic cells known as Langerhans cells, were significantly decreased in the lesions compared to healthy skin in humans and mice. If the levels of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in mice were decreased during the early stages of the disease then the symptoms of psoriasis were quelled. A similar decrease in Langerhans cells at an early stage of the disease had no effect. If the levels of Langerhans cells were reduced at advanced stages of the disease, the symptoms of psoriasis were exacerbated.
"The changes in the severity of symptoms we have observed related to changes in the composition of dendritic cells most likely impact the balance of inflammatory mediators at the site of disease. It may well be that by inducing favourable compositions of dendritic cells at the early stages of psoriasis we may be able to help reduce the effects of psoriasis by achieving a better balance of these mediators at the site of the disease. Further work is needed before we can say with any certainty if such an approach will lead to a viable clinical treatment for psoriasis."
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Researchers Probe Molecular Cause for Glaucoma
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A novel study of mice has shed new light on the molecular basis for glaucoma, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.
Based on their findings, researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago said they are working to develop eye drops that might one day cure the disease in people.
"This is a big step forward in understanding the cause of the disease that steals the eyesight from 60 million people worldwide," study senior author Dr. Susan Quaggin, a Northwestern nephrologist, said in a university news release. "This gives us a foothold to develop new treatments."
Glaucoma, which has no cure, blocks the drainage of fluid from the eye, which then builds up pressure that can damage the retina and the optic nerve.
The vessel that is essential for proper drainage in the eye is known as Schlemm's canal. Using a mouse model of glaucoma, the researchers identified a chemical signaling pathway that is essential for growth, development and proper functioning of the canal. The pathway requires a substance called Tie2 and a growth factor called angiopoietin. If either was missing, the mice were not able to make Schlemm's canals and developed glaucoma, reports the study, published Sept. 9 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
"We really nailed that pathway as being critical," Quaggin noted. "Now we know these two substances are key factors in the development of glaucoma, which wasn't known before."
Although the study involved mice, and animal studies often fail to produce similar results in humans, the researchers said their findings are expected to be relevant for glaucoma in people. Both Tie2 and angiopoietin are likely involved in human glaucoma, they suggested.
"The mouse model is so similar to what we see in patients with glaucoma," said Quaggin. "Now we can understand how raised pressure leads to the damage of the neurons in the optic nerve."
Quaggin, who is director of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute and chief of nephrology and hypertension at Feinberg and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, is working with a team of scientists to develop an eye drop that triggers regrowth of the clogged vessel, or Schlemm's canal.
"Our goal now is to grow new 'pipes' or vessels to cure the glaucoma," concluded Quaggin, who is also the Charles Mayo Chair of Medicine at Feinberg. "Just imagine if we could grow a bigger Schlemm's canal in anybody with glaucoma to lower the pressure in the eye. That's what we're hoping for with this new eye drop."
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VTech offers the Apple Watch for Kids
The new VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch resembles the Apple Watch quite well. This is going to be a great prank Christmas gift for Apple fans waiting for the Apple Watch. Kids love it too as it was voted by them into the 2014 Walmart Holiday Toy List.
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Walmart announced already the 2014 Holiday Toy List. One toy sprang out as it looks similar to the Apple Watch. Biggest difference is that theVTech Kidizoom Smartwatch is on sale now and only costs $59.96. The Apple Watch is still several months way. it is expected to ship early 2015. The price starts at $349.
The VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch makes it easy to take photos and record videos on the go. Hey, the Apple Watch does not even have a camera.
The touchscreen allows kids to explore their creativity with fun photo effects, frames and filters. The watch helps kids learn how to tell time by letting them choose between digital and analog displays. They can also choose between more than 50 clock face designs. Hey again. The Apple Watch only has a dozen faces out of the box. The Apple Watch is really losing out against the 5 times cheaper VTech smartwatch.
Other features of the VTech Smartwatch includes a timer and alarm with a variety of fun animations to choose from. A voice recorder lets kids record their voice and play with five voice-changing effects. The Smartwatch also includes four learning games with the ability to download more from Learning Lodge using the included micro USB cable, which can also be used to upload photos and videos as well as recharge the battery.
The Kidizoom Smartwatch is also splash proof matching the Apple Watch's water-resistance.
TheVTech Kidizoom Smartwatch is pretty cool. I already thinking of getting my kids this thing. More details on Walmart.
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Why You Must Download a New App to Use Instagram's Newest Feature
Last month, Facebook released another app to add to its growing portfolio. Hyperlapse -- which lets users create time-lapse videos -- is quite the uni-tasker. There's no sharing functionality within the app: no feed, no friends, just the the one function. Users are able to save their creations to their phone and given the option to upload the video to Facebook or Instagram.
Time-lapse videos are fairly popular on Vine, Twitter 's 6-second video app. Time-lapse Vines are technically difficult to produce despite the app's built-in start-stop capabilities. Hyperlapse makes shooting time-lapse videos accessible to anyone with an iPhone. The app is currently only available for iOS.
Sure, Facebook could have integrated Hyperlapse's functionality into Instagram, but there are a couple reasons it didn't: One with the user in mind, and the other with its own interests in mind.
Putting user experience first Facebook made waves this summer when it forced users of the messaging function of its flagship app to download the Facebook Messenger app. Management argued that separating the functionality of the apps made for a better user experience in both apps. The company found that people reply 20% faster on Facebook Messenger compared to within the Facebook app -- probably because they're not distracted by pictures of puppies in their Newsfeed.
Hyperlapse could be integrated into Instagram, but the user experience wouldn't be as good. Hyperlapse is incredibly simple: Just tap to start shooting, tap to stop, select how much you want to speed up the video, and save. After saving, users are presented the option to share their video on Instagram or Facebook.
Not to mention, Hyperlapse is running a video stabilization algorithm in the background. While its algorithm -- which uses the iPhone's gyroscope -- seems incredibly efficient, it can't be bogged down by Instagram's other features. Keeping the app separate ensures a smooth experience and smooth video.
Another "forced" download Facebook seems intent on dominating your smartphones app launcher. If Facebook accounts for a higher percentage of the apps on your screen, the odds are higher you'll click on one of them. That's one reason Facebook split off Messenger earlier this year, and it's why Hyperlapse is a standalone app.
Dominating mindshare is the name of the game for Facebook, which makes money from advertisements. The more its users are engaged with its products, the more advertising opportunities it has.
With Hyperlapse, Facebook is taking it a step further. Hyperlapse is intentionally limited as a standalone app, but it makes sharing videos on Facebook or Instagram extremely easy (sharing on other services is possible, too).
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Microsoft Updates OneDrive File Size And Features
rtThe competition in the cloud storage space has never been so intense. It is also a vast landscape of different features, free storage sizing, paid storage tiers, and API support. Today Microsoft has addressed some of the criticisms against OneDrive with an increased file size limit, faster syncing, Windows shell integration, and tweaks to the web interface to make the cloud storage easier to use, and more flexible.
One of the limitations of OneDrive has been the maximum file size of 2 GB. That is being bumped up today to 10 GB per file. That will certainly help with most files bumping into the limit, but is certainly not class leading. Dropbox also has a 10 GB upload limit, but that is only on the web interface, with files uploaded via the desktop application or mobile apps have no file size limit. Google Drive has a 5 TB limit on an individual file. It is good to see OneDrive increase this limit, but it seems shortsighted to set it so low especially when they have upgraded all Office 365 plans (personal and business) to 1 TB of storage per user. This feature is available today for OneDrive, and will be coming soon for OneDrive for Business.
Another improvement to the service is to increase the number of files that can be uploaded or downloaded at any one time. If you are syncing a directory, this should dramatically increase the sync speed with Microsofts internal testing giving approximately a 300% increase in speed. Assuming you have enough bandwidth from your ISP, this could be a very welcome change. The parallel syncing feature will be rolling out worldwide in the coming weeks.
A missing feature that I have personally bumped into many times is the inability to share OneDrive files from within Windows Explorer. This is also changing beginning with Windows 7 and Windows 8 clients. Right clicking in the shell will now offer the ability to share a link, or give more options if you would rather share by account name. This feature is a part of the Modern version of OneDrive, so it is good to see it coming to the desktop as well, and continues the trend of de-emphasizing the Start Screen experience. Windows 7 and 8 clients have begun rollout of this new feature, and Windows 8.1 and Mac should be available soon.
The final change to OneDrive affects only the web interface. As of today, folder uploads are now supported over the web, which is a feature that was previously only available in the client applications. Folders can be uploaded by using the Upload button and choosing a folder, or folder drag and drop is also supported in the web interface for browsers that support that feature. Currently, only Google Chrome supports this feature, but other browsers will be able to if the browser adds support.
OneDrive faces stiff competition in the cloud storage market, and these features are a welcome addition. The 10 GB file size is clearly a big improvement over the previous 2 GB limit, but when you offer 1 TB of space, 10 GB files may not be the largest a client wants to upload, so hopefully this will be increased again in the near future, if even for just the OneDrive client applications. Improved sync speed is of course always welcome. The folder uploads is also a nice bonus, but being able to share OneDrive files and folders by using Windows Explorer is the most welcome addition to how I use the service.
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Recent iCloud subscribers receiving partial refunds after price cuts
Apple is offering partial refunds to recent iCloud subscribers as it drops the price of its cloud storage plans.
The refunds were first reported by Circa editor Nicholas Deleon, who received an e-mail from Apple about refunds to his personal iCloud account. Deleon had been paying $40 per year for 25 GB of storage, but will start paying $12 per year on October 10. To cover the price difference between now and then, Apple is giving Deleon a prorated refund of $2.38.
Apple's iCloud storage plans previously included 5 GB of free data and cost $20 per year for an extra 10 GB, $40 per year for 20 GB, and $100 per year for 50 GB.
As of Tuesday, Apple's new storage plans cost $1 per month for 20 GB, $4 per month for 200 GB, $10 per month for 500 GB and $20 per month for 1 TB. All users will still get 5 GB of data for free.
The new plans coincide with big changes in how iCloud deals with photos and data. Instead of pushing Photo Stream as the main way to wirelessly sync all photos across devices, Apple will offer an iCloud Photo Library that stores everything online and lets users download only the photos they want to new devices. Unlike with Photo Stream, the Photo Library won't limit syncing to your last 1000 images, but it will require you to buy more storage if you reach the free 5 GB limit.
At the same time, Apple will offer a tool called iCloud Drive, which lets users manage all their online files, including photos, documents and app data. It's similar to true cloud storage programs like Dropbox and Google Drive, and it'll work with both Windows PCs and Macs. The change should make users' cloud storage less opaque and easier to manage directly.
Just keep in mind that while Apple has dropped the price of its cloud storage plans, other competing services are still much cheaper. Google Drive and Dropbox both offer 1 TB of storage for $10 per month, and Microsoft offers 1 TB as part of an Office 365 subscription starting at $70 per year. All three services allow you to automatically upload photos and videos from an iPhone through their respective mobile apps.
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