Google rebrands Android Market as Google Play

Google PlayGoogle today announced that it is rebranding its storefronts, including the Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore. The Android Market name has been retired and all storefronts are now part of Google Play, a single overarching portal.

Google Play is your one-stop shop for all your favorite entertainment. With over 450,000 apps, millions of songs and books, and thousands of movies, Google Play has something for everyone. Before you decide what you want, sample a free music or book, view app ratings, reviews, and screenshots, or watch a movie trailer. Google Play is a more connected, powerful experience.

Google Play is entirely cloud-based with all your content being stored online. It promises to make content always available and available across devices.

Android phones will be upgraded to the Google Play Store app over the coming days.

Google Play offers music, movies, books and Android apps in the U.S. and movies, books and Android apps in Canada.

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