According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Google is planning to unveil a new cloud-based storage service in "the coming weeks or months" that will tie in with Google Apps. The service, which will likely be named "Google Drive," will be a direct competitor to Dropbox, which was founded back in 2007. 

Google Drive will reportedly allows its users to store things such as photos, documents, and videos on Google's servers. The files would then be accessible from any Internet-connected device and can easily be shared with family and friends. The service will be free to use for individuals and businesses, but those who exceed the initial storage limit will need to pay extra to store more files. Drive will reportedly cost less than Dropbox. An initial storage capacity hasn't been disclosed at this time. 

This isn't the first time Google has been reported to be building such as cloud-based storage service. Five years ago, right around the time Dropbox was initially released to the public, "G Drive" was apparently being developed internally at the web giant. For one reason or another, however, the service never saw the light of day.