Google Drive coming soon, with 5GB Cloud Space

Apple has iCloud, Microsoft has SkyDrive, and just when we thought that Google will stop at Google Docs, rumors of a cloud-based storage is now on the horizon, and it may be better than what youâ€™re currently using. Google Drive is set launch next week with 5GB of free cloud space.

According to TNW (thenextweb.com) Google will be releasing their own version of cloud-based storage in the name of Google Drive next week. This service is said to give users free 5GB of cloud space from the get go and is rumored to offer more for an extra dough. That’s more than double of what DropBox is offering as a start-up for its users which is only at 2GB. Much like its competitor, Google Drive is also said to have drag-and-drop functionality that supports both PC and Mac. There are no details yet of how this will come about, but that would certainly be a welcome feature.

This is not the first time that Google offered free storage for their users. Weâ€™ve actually seen various channels where users can upload and store their contents in the cloud like Google Music, Google Docs, Google + and Picasa. Following the same principle as their recent app, Google Play, I think what Google is trying to pull off with Google Drive is to collaborate various channels into one cloud-based service for a more seamless way of storing and accessing files anywhere, anytime.

If this is true, then this will be great new for Android users as they will no longer be dependent on a third party app for extra storage and their files are stored in one place, readily accessible when needed.

Let’s wait and see how Google Drive will fare against other cloud-based services.

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Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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8 Comments

NemOry says:

13 years ago

I will surely love this service more than SkyDrive.. I dont need that 25Gigs just for my small file back ups..
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Carl Bytes says:

13 years ago

This will be a direct competitor of Dropbox and Sky drive. Full implementation na lang ng Google OS kulang sa kanila.
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Marck says:

13 years ago

I wish it has the syncing feature like Dropbox
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jonaflormicfren says:

13 years ago

This was nice, creating more opportunity to attract more.
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gio says:

13 years ago

You forgot about youtube it is also considered a form of cloud storage.
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Don says:

13 years ago

Will use dropbox pa din.
Google might access my files.
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jayb says:

13 years ago

Microsoft’s skydrive is the best. . 25GB
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