Google is set to make a big announcement, and top of the rumour mill is 5 GB free cloud storage on Google Drive for all users.

The Next Web reports that they have seen the information in a draft press release from a partner of Google’s Google Drive project.

Google Drive is expected to take on cloud sharing service Dropbox, the established mode of sharing large files between individuals and organisations.

@kdb550
glyn law

#google drive dont you all ready get more than that with skydrive

April 17, 2012 11:42 am via Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite

The Next Web believes that Google Drive will launch on Tuesday 24 April.

Dropbox currently offers 2.25GB storage for free, with upgrades of 250MB and 500MB if you convince others to join. In it's paid for options, you can get 50 GB or 100 GB storage in Dropbox Pro, and yet more space is available for businesses.

Talk Android released screenshots two weeks ago which back up The Next Web's claim.

They published an exclusive screengrab which showed that Google Drive would deliver 2GB of free storage, while they also speculated that storage could reach 5GB.

@RtHonJon
RtHonJon

Google Drive to have 5GB of free space? Pah! My Dropbox has 12GB of free space.

April 17, 2012 11:43 am via web Reply Retweet Favorite

TechCrunch has also received a Google Drive app on OS X, which the site downloaded and ran successfully.

Google was contacted for comment, which was not available at the time of publication.