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'Google Play' is the New Android Market Say goodbye to the Android Market. From now on, Google Play will be the place to get Android apps, along with music, books and movies. With 'Play,' Google Serves Up Its iTunes Moment Google unveiled Google Play on Tuesday, a grand plan to unify all the media it serves up from various portals to one recognizable brand identity and location. Call it Google's iTunes moment. Instead of separating media by category — Google Music, Android Market, Google Books — all of Google's disparate sources will be accesible from [...] Can Google Play Microsoft to Beat Apple's iTunes? Google's decision today to turn its utilitarian-sounding Android Marketplace into Google Play may perplex some observers, who wonder if it really wants to make all 450,000 apps on the platform sound frivolous. But it's clearly a pointed attempt--on the eve of Apple's introduction of the new iPad, no less--to pose a credible challenge to Apple as the leader in providing access to the world's ... Google reboots Android Market, launches Google Play Google is rolling up music, e-books, movies, and apps into a single-branded service called Google Play. The reboot comes as some of Android's services underachieve as moneymakers. Originally posted at Media Maverick Google Play: Nice catch-up move. Now what? Google's move to integrate its app store with music, e-books and movies is fine so far as it goes. It's just not all that different from similar 'ecosystems' from Apple and Amazon. Originally posted at News - Business Tech Five things you may not know about Google Play Find out what Google Play is, and what you should know about the new service (even if you're not an Android user.) Five things to know about Google Play Find out what Google Play is, and what you should know about the new service (even if you're not an Android user.) Google Play launches as online entertainment hub Google creates a market place for movies, music, books and apps Google toys around with the Android Market, changes name to Google Play Internet giant Google has announced it will change the name of its digital marketplace from the Android Market to the Google-centric, Google Play. Google Play offers apps, albums, more for a quarter (Credit: Screenshot by Jaymar Cabebe/CNET) To celebrate the launch of its new Google Play Store , the search-giant-turned-media-middleman is putting some of its top downloads on sale. The former Android Market's top 25 paid apps are now available for 49 cents each, while the rental prices of selected movies have dropped to 99 cents each. Some of the discounted apps include popular hits like ...
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