Friday, March 9, 2012

Android Market is now Google Play


Google Play is a digital content service from Google which includes an online store for music, movies, books, and Android apps and games, as well as a cloud media player. The service is accessible from the web, the Android app, or Google TV, and all of the content is instantly available across all of these devices after purchase. Google Play was introduced in March 2012 when Google rebranded its existing Android Market and Google Music services.






Movies

Movies are available in US, UK, Canada, and Japan.According to Google there are "thousands" of movies available on Google Play Movies, some in HD, including comedy, drama, animation, action and documentary.Users have the ability to rent movies and watch them instantly on the Google Play website or via the Google Play Movies app on an Android device.Alternatively, users can download movies for offline viewing and view them later using the Google Play Movie app.

Music


On 16 November 2011 Google introduced Google Music with a music store, Google+ integration, artist hubs, and purchasing reflected on T-Mobile phone bills. The three major label partnerships announced were with Universal Music GroupEMI, and Sony Music Entertainment, along with other smaller labels. To celebrate the launch, several artists released free songs and exclusive albums through the store.According to Google there are "hundreds" of free songs in Google Play and "millions" available for purchase. Users can also upload up to 20,000 of their songs to the service, for free.Songs in Google Music are priced at US$1.29, $0.99, $0.69, and free.Users also get personalized recommendation based on what they listen the most. Music can be played on the Google Play website, or any Android device. Music can also be stored for offline playback.

Books



Google Play's books are available in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.According to Google there are over 3 million ebooks on Google Play, "nearly 3 million" are free and there are "hundreds of thousands" available for purchase.Books can be read online at the Google Play website, or offline, via the Android app.


Several new features like sharing are also available.



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