Office 365 users now eligible for unlimited OneDrive storage at no additional cost

All Microsoft Office 365 subscribers will now receive unlimited OneDrive storage at no additional cost, the company announced in its OneDrive Blog and Office Blog.

Source: Microsoft.

"For OneDrive for Business customers, unlimited storage will be listed on the Office 365 roadmap in the coming days and we will begin updating the First Release customers in 2015, aligned with our promise to provide ample notification for significant service changes," said Chris Jones, Corporate VP for OneDrive & SharePoint at Microsoft in the OneDrive blog post.

The feature will roll out over the coming months, starting with subscribers of Office 365 Home, Personal, and University. 

"OneDrive makes sure you always have all your important content on all your devices and enables multiple people to collaborate and co-author a single document at the same time. Gone are the days of not having that document right when you need it or managing multiple versions of the same document. 

"With OneDrive there is always just one source of truth available across all your devices. What’s more, with Office Delve, that important document your co-worker shared with you on their OneDrive actually finds you, versus you having to find it," adds Julia White, GM, Office 365 Technical Product Management, in the Office 365 blog post.

Users who can't wait to try the storage can click here to get on the list.

HP Stream notebooks come with a year's free Office 365 and OneDrive

HP today expanded the HP Stream line of thin and light Windows products that leverage the cloud with the addition of two new notebook PCs. While users traditionally pay a premium for thin and light notebooks, HP says that HP Stream makes such notebooks more affordable.

Source: HP. The HP Stream notebooks are available in
horizon blue and orchid magenta.

“Today’s consumers demand mobile products that fit their personal style and allow them to work and play where ever they are,” said Serena Yong, General Manager, Printing & Personal Systems, HP Singapore and Malaysia. “The HP Stream products announced today hit the mark with sleek design, portability, access to free cloud storage, and the familiarity of Windows and Office 365.”

The HP Stream includes value-added services with free cloud storage for instant access and sharing of content. It comes with 1TB of Microsoft OneDrive for one year*; Office 365 Personal for one year** to edit, share or collaborate in real-time.

Customers can enjoy images and video in high-definition (HD) with an 11.6” HD display or 13.3” HD optional touch display. A fanless design with high efficiency Intel Celeron processor and 32GB of eMMC flash memory allows for quiet, cool operation and quick file recall. 

The HP Stream products announced today are expected to be available in Singapore at the end of November.

*The OneDrive free cloud storage offer is available for a limited time. Check the activation card inside the package for details. For more information, go to http://onedrive.com/windowsoffer.

**Office 365 Personal 1-year with activation required within limited time. Internet access is required and not included. For more information, see www.office.com/information. Sixty minutes of Skype per month is included with subscription to Office 365. Actual application must be downloaded from skype.com.

Microsoft more than doubles free OneDrive cloud storage, slashes pricing

Microsoft announced updates to the freemium OneDrive cloud storage service on June 23 (US time), to take effect in the next month.

The improvements include more free storage, cheaper paid storage, and bonus storage for customers with Office 365. "The landscape is changing to the point that we believe it’s no longer enough to provide only cloud storage — that’s table stakes. We want to provide a complete experience that brings in the power of Office and lets you do more with everything you put in your OneDrive — whether it’s sharing your favourite photos with the people you care about in one simple click or working together in real time on an important project," said Omar Shahine, ‎Group Program Manager, OneDrive.com, on the OneDrive blog.

Current subscribers will be automatically be moved to the lower prices. Following are the changes:

· Free storage to grow from 7 GB to 15 GB, as Microsoft has found that most people use less than 15 GB of storage
· Storage bundled with Office 365 subscriptions* will increase to 1 TB. In the case of Office 365 Home, which allows up to five users, it is 1 TB per user.
· Storage prices to be reduced worldwide by over 70%. For Singapore, it will cost S$3/month for 100 GB of storage, or US$1.99.
· OneDrive users who refer friends will still receive up to 5 GB (in 500 MB increments) for each friend who accepts an invitation
· OneDrive will still give you 3 GB just for activating the camera backup feature on your smartphone.

*S$9.80/month or S$98/year for Office 365 Personal
S$13.80/month or $138.00/year for Office 365 Home (up to 5 PCs or Macs)
S$108/for four years for University; OneDrive for Business customers already get 1 TB of cloud storage per person. Monthly pricing is only available if the order is made via microsoftstore.com.