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Google Launches Google Drive; Pricing, SDK, Ownership Of Content

Google has finally rolled out its long rumored cloud storage service, Google Drive, which allows users to store, create and sync different types of files across platforms. From the looks of it, this service is essentially an improved and rebranded version of its web-based office suite and data storage service Google Docs (which now redirects to Google Drive for users who have upgraded to Google Drive service). The service is currently available at drive.google.com and offers native apps for Windows, Mac and Android with an iOS version expected in the near future. Further, the next version of Chrome OS will reportedly use Drive as its file system.  Google also noted that visually impaired users can also access Drive with the help of a screen reader. Pricing: Google is offering new users, 5GB of storage for free with upgrades starting at 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month. Interestingly, if a user upgrades to a paid account, his Gmail account also gets automatically upgraded to 25GB. On this occasion, Google also increased the free storage in Gmail from the existing 7.5 GB to 10 GB to all users. Features: Quite similar to Dropbox, Google Drive allows users to create, sync and store files across different platforms. The service currently allows users to open more than 30 file types natively on a web browser including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and HD Video. Since Google Docs is built right into the service, Google Drive allows users to collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations with others…

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