A recent update to Apple's iDisk program has added the ability to stream music to the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Apple's iDisk is an online storage feature within the company's MobileMe offering. Users can access files - including iWork, Microsoft Office, PDFs, QuickTime movies, and JPEGs - via me.com, but also on Apple mobile devices. Files larger than 20MB might not be viewable, however.
With the iDisk version 1.2 update, Apple has now added the ability to play audio from iDisk while using another app on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
As a result, you can now play music files you have stored on iDisk on your device.
The update also adds multi-tasking support for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS, and allows users to quickly switch between another app and back to iDisk.
Users must be a MobileMe subscriber to access the feature.
Since Apple's purchase of Lala, there has been much talk of Apple moving iTunes into the cloud. But as IntoMobile noted, this is not exactly an Apple cloud service. To access music on iDisk, you have to select and manually add the files to the program rather than use a synching option like the one available on iTunes.
On Tuesday, CNet also reported that Apple has told major record labels that any major cloud-based offering from the company in the near future will be "modest in scope."