By introducing app and web versions of Google Play Movies, the company has just provided residents of India and Mexico with an additional portal to purchase and rent films from. The perquisites of this app however have been limited to only those employing handsets packing Android version 2.2 and higher in addition to tablets preloaded with Honeycomb or later as well as Google TV 2.1.2+.
Today onwards, the new facility will be a go-to threshold for both Hindi and English films across the aforesaid countries. Back in January, BlackBerry set new definitions for its online storefront, proffering more than just apps through the portal. The virtual outlet of the company in question has something similar in store for potential consumers in the said nations.
While the BB World is gearing up to take music, themes, movies and TV shows along with apps as well as games into account, the Play store has so far welcomed eBooks and motion pictures into its abode. The latter outlet seems to have done a commendable job in proffering English films, but on the other hand, the options in Bollywood titles are still limited.
The software includes three tabs categorizing the content based on films, sitcoms and videos. The Movie and TV Show icons comprise of lately rented and purchased list of pictures and daily soaps, whereas Personal Videos consists of clips created by users themselves. However, the app will be missing out on TV shows in India.
The store recently made a breakthrough in the Asian subcontinent by putting its first tangible product up for sale in the form of the Nexus 7. The Asus-manufactured tablet’s 16GB which had previously hit stores at a price of Rs. 20,000, should begin shipping on April 5 carrying a retail tag of Rs. 15,999.
That being said, the company has moreover overhauled Gmail to support additional Indian languages bearing in mind the country’s diversity. The website is now compatible with 6 dialects including Bengali, Guajarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
Picking up from where we left, Google Play Movies has been made available for download at no charge via the company’s app store. With respect to films, the store charges users at least Rs. 50 when it comes to renting, whereas the asking amount for buying a movie starts from Rs. 190. Furthermore, those who would rather stream a video will be able to do just that through the app.