Samsung is reportedly prepping its own cloud service to stream movies, photos, music, and other content, according to a report.
Maeil Business reported (via Google Translate) that the so-called S-Cloud could be launched on May 3 at an event in London. Samsung has already sent out invitations to the event, where the "next Galaxy" device is scheduled to be launched.
From the report, it's not exactly clear how many gigabytes of storage the S-Cloud would launch with. Five gigabytes is listed as a suggested amount, the same capacity attributed to the rumored Google Drive. It's possible that Samsung might allow unlimited storage of all media purchased through the S-Cloud, similar to how Amazon treats media purchased through its online store.
Samsung already uses a cloud service of sorts, called Kies, to transfer content back and forth from a PC to its Galaxy Tab tablet devices. Those tablets lack an SD card slot, so the Kies service needs to connect to a local network to transfer content. Kies, in turn, means that users need to sign up with Samsung for an account that allows them access to the Samsung cloud, including software updates to the platform.
Back in February, Samsung decided not to unveil the Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, opting to instead show off the Galaxy Beam smartphone plus projector, the Galaxy Note 10.1, and the Galaxy S WiFi 4.2. The company also raised eyebrows by admitting to "not doing very well" in the tablet space.
In other Galaxy news, Sprint on Monday announced that it will offer the Android 4.0-enhanced Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting April 22.For more, see our reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab 2 and our slideshow of the Galaxy S II, below.
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