TNN | Apr 24, 2012, 11.02PM IST
NEW DELHI: After weeks of speculation, Google launched Drive, a cloud-based storage, on Tuesday. The service, which would compete with popular apps like Dropbox, Microsoft's Sky Driveand Apple's iCloud, would allow users to store up to 5GB data in Google's servers for free.
Initially, Google Drive would be available forAndroid devices, PC and Mac. The company said that support for iPhone and iPad would be added later.
"Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist," Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president for Chrome and apps, wrote on official blog. "Today, we're introducing Google Drive - a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond."
According to Pichai, Google Drive will work with Google Docs, hence giving users ability to edit or create documents within the app itself. This will give Google an advantage over Dropbox, an extremely popular cloud-based service, through which users can only sync their files.
Google said that users who want more space would be able to upgrade. "You can choose to upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month. When you upgrade to a paid account, your Gmail account storage will also expand to 25GB," Pichai wrote.
Though for now users would be only able to attach photograph from Drive into Google+ posts, Pichai said that in future, it would also support Gmail.
Initially, Google Drive would be available forAndroid devices, PC and Mac. The company said that support for iPhone and iPad would be added later.
"Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist," Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president for Chrome and apps, wrote on official blog. "Today, we're introducing Google Drive - a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond."
According to Pichai, Google Drive will work with Google Docs, hence giving users ability to edit or create documents within the app itself. This will give Google an advantage over Dropbox, an extremely popular cloud-based service, through which users can only sync their files.
Google said that users who want more space would be able to upgrade. "You can choose to upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month. When you upgrade to a paid account, your Gmail account storage will also expand to 25GB," Pichai wrote.
Though for now users would be only able to attach photograph from Drive into Google+ posts, Pichai said that in future, it would also support Gmail.
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