SkyDrive : Modern Cloud Drive with new look and features and apps on various platforms

Microsoft is making a move in modernizing its every service and giving each a new interface and maybe called as Metro UI.Everything seems to be like Windows 8 be it the new modern office or a change to Hotmail as Outlook but whats next.....so here it is -- SkyDrive

SkyDrive.com - New, modern design for desktop and tablet browsers with instant search, contextual toolbar, thumbnail multi-select, drag-and-drop organization, and HTML5 sorting
SkyDrive for Windows desktop & OS X - Faster uploads for people around the world and tons of bug and performance improvements under the hood
SkyDrive for Android - A new app that lets you access, upload and share from Android phones
SkyDrive for developers – Apps built using our SkyDrive API can now store or access any type of file in a person’s SkyDrive, plus there's a new, easy-to-use file picker API for websites (similar to our file picker for Windows 8 apps)



For those who have used the SkyDrive App in Windows 8 RP for them the update will not sound new but for those who have not will enjoy the new interface and love the new interface and faster uploads and syncing.The update will be in preview in next few hours or a day and the apps for various devices will be on the go and sooner will be in your Handheld devices.

We will let you know about each update untill then enjoy the SkyDrive Web experience.

Sneak Peak of the preview (Microsoft)


However, some of you prefer the details view, and that’s just a click away (details view is also the default view for Recent docs and Shared).




a bunch of new features.

Instant search
Contextual toolbar to make common actions and commands easier
Folder operations:

File operations:

Multi-select and drag-and-drop

Now you can select multiple files in thumbnail view, rearrange your photos the way you want, and drag and drop files and folders.

Sorting improvements

a feature that allows you to customize and save the sort order for any folder

Photo upload is about 1.7x times faster than the previous Apps
Looking for changes (Syncing) is faster

A side note on “choosing what to sync”
an official SkyDrive app for Android phones will be available in just a few weeks

Android

Developer --
Now skydrive supports uploading any kind of extension be it any type of file and full resolution image upload and also they changed skydrive API to support for picking and saving files to skydrive