Google seems to have everything.  What started as a search engine evolved into something that offers everything you need in cyberspace, like Gmail and GTalk for communication, GoogleDocs for school or work, web apps to help and entertain you, Chrome to interface with it all, GoogleTV for a socially connected entertainment experience, Google+ for social networking, and a lot more products and services that help keep our lives fun and interesting.  But they’re still missing one important service: cloud storage.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google was supposed to launch a cloud storage service back in 2007 called “G Drive” but did not push through with it.  That hesitation left the door open for Dropbox and other consumer storage products and since then, they have been offering free and paid cloud storage and file sharing for personal and business use.

Since then, a lot of other companies came up with their own cloud offerings, even Apple launched iCloud, but like all their products, it’s for exclusive use on Apple devices.  This leaves Google trailing far behind competitors, but the WSJ report stated that Google will soon be launching their own cloud service dubbed Drive in the coming weeks or months.

According to WSJ’s unnamed sources, Drive is a response to the growth of Internet-connected mobile devices like smartphones and tablets and the rise of “cloud computing,” or storing files online so that they can be retrieved from multiple devices.

The Drive will store photos, documents and videos on Google’s servers accessible from any web-connected device to be easily shared.  If a user wants to share a photo or video from their phone or computer to friends, they would just upload the file to Drive then share the link to friends who can view them without having to download the file.

Drive is akin to Dropbox in the sense that it will offer free and paid  versions for both personal and business use, but Drive is said to be priced cheaper than Dropbox.