Google Offers Unlimited Free Storage of Photos, Videos

Sundar Pichai  Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome and Apps speaks
during the Google I/O  2015  keynote presentation  in San Francisco.

The online photo service announced Thursday is the latest example of Google's desire to wrap its tentacles around virtually every part of people's lives.

Google will provide unlimited storage of all photos up to 16 megapixels and high-definition video up to 1080p.

The service, called Google Photos, will be available as an app on Android and Apple devices, and on a website, http://photos.google.com . It's a variation of the photo-management tool on Google Plus, a social networking service that has struggled to compete against Facebook since its 2011 debut.

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