Nextbit Robin Review: This cloud has no silver lining

Nowadays, smartphones come in different storage variants, and many with no expandable storage option either. More often than not the only solution is to shell out more money to buy a higher storage variant. Even I had to settle for a 16GB model of the iPhone 6, because the higher storage variants were beyond my budget. Another workaround involves buying a lower storage variant, and back up your content on cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive or iCloud in case of an iPhone. But what if a smartphone is able to automatically back up your data, and even your apps when your internal storage runs out? US-based Nextbit is trying to deliver this through its first smartphone, Robin.

Have You Ever Used the Cloud for Yourself? Tips for Personal Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has become heaven in the digital era, no pun intended. Immediately, businesses saw the advantages of the cloud but has anyone ever explored the many personal uses.

Businesses use the cloud differently than an individual would. Take Netflix for example, the services they provide are built on the backend cloud services of Amazon. The business of cloud computing was already generating $100 billion in revenue in 2012. Over the past few years cloud computing has been used to make a consumer's everyday life easier.

Yes, your Google Drive or Dropbox are great for saving photos. It's also great for your everyday life. Here's all the ways you can personally use the cloud:

Convenience

Cloud computing has earned the nickname "convenience". Society is moving at a much faster pace and sometimes technology can help ease the transition rather than empower it. The cloud proves convenient when you switch computers but still want access to certain files. Cloud computing is also the closest recipe to surviving unreliable hardware. Using Evernote or Google Drive eases the troubles of transitioning from my personal to work computer or when my laptop is faulty and I need a safety net.

Backup

Are you still avoiding computer backup when your laptop continues to ask? Backing up your data has always been a strenuous process. Before this meant managing a box of discs or hard drives and manually loaded your computer's files. This method left a lot of room for human error and definitely not the most efficient way to backup such vital data. Having an adequate amount of space to hold these files was also a reoccurring issue. Cloud based backup has revolutionized the process.

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