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Google Play gets video purchasing, TV shows, magazines

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Play, Google’s online market for Android apps, movies, music, and books, now lets people purchase movies instead of just rent them. “We’re also adding TV,” announced Chris Yerga, an engineering director for Android, at the Google I/O show today here. “You’ll be able to purchase episodes or entire seasons.” Google has partnerships for the service with …

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Google’s Nexus 7 tablet image leaks onto the Web

Update 10:32 a.m. PT to include mention of the Nexus 7’s launch. Looking for more proof that Google is launching a tablet at its I/O Conference today? A tipster told The Verge today that if users try changing a URL on Google’s Play Store, they’ll be able to see a banner showing off the Nexus 7 tablet. The banner shows …

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