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A new Android Market for phones, with books and moviesRecently, googleve been hard at work improving Android Market to give you new ways to find great applications and games, purchase books, and rent movies. Today, were releasing a new version of Android Market which makes all of these available on phones (Android 2.2 and higher).In the U.S., youll be able to rent thousands of movies, starting at $1.99, right from Android Market on your phone. With the Videos app, available in Android Market, theres no more waiting for downloads, syncing, or worrying about storage space. Simply sign into Android Market with your Google account, and you can rent movies from anywhere the web, or your Android phone or tablet and start watching instantly. You can also download movies to your device so theyre available for viewing when you dont have an internet connection.

Also in the U.S., you can now purchase books from Android Market on your phone. Like movie rentals, books are linked to your Google account, so theyre instantly available across all of your devices computer, phone, or tablet without the need for wires or downloads.

Youll be delighted to find weve overhauled Android Market to make it faster, easier, and more fun to discover great apps, movies, and books. Weve created more space to feature some of the most interesting content of the week on the home page. Weve added more top charts, with newer, more relevant items, and weve made it easy to swipe through these charts as you browse the store. Weve also introduced new collections of great content, like staff picks and Editors Choice apps.The new Android Market will be rolling out in the coming weeks to Android 2.2 and higher phones around the world. You dont need to do anything - the update is automatic on supported phones. If youre in the U.S., youll also be able to download the Videos app, rent movies, and buy books once you receive the new Android Market.

Google Shopper for Android to make it even easier to research products and find great value deals when youre on-the-go.

First, weve moved features around a bit to help you perform common tasks more quickly. For example, the Starred and History buttons are now at the top of the page. Weve also added new tabs to the bottom of the screen for fast navigation to Google Shoppers newest features.

With Google Shopper, you can now find, save and redeem offers at nearby businesses through three tabs:

Todays Offer: part of the Google Offers beta program, this tab displays a single offer for discounted goods or services in your area. Today's Offer is currently available in Portland, Oregon, the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, with other cities to follow.Nearby Offers: when you click this tab, you'll see offers in the 'Eat' and 'Play' categories which nearby businesses have submitted through Google Places.My Offers: for those of us who occasionally misplace coupons or gloss over expiration dates, Google Shopper makes it easy to stay organized. When you come across an offer you like you can save it for later. Your saved and purchased offers appear on this tab and you can see which offers are close to expiring. To take advantage of an offer, just navigate to My Offers, select the one youd like, and click Redeem. In the future youll also be able to access and redeem your saved offers using Google Wallet.

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