Google Play Celebrates Its First Birthday

Ever wanted something specific from the Google Play store but didn't want to fork over the cash for it? Well, maybe this is the week to do it. Google announced yesterday that in honor of Google Play's first birthday, it was offering a week of deals and discounts in its media and app store. The Web giant is giving special deals on music, movies, books, magazines, TV shows, and games.

Among the offers are a 10 percent discount with Hotels.com, a $15 gift card from the Google+ Sign-In partner Fancy, 99-cent movie rentals, free song tracks from The Velvet Underground and LCD Soundsystem, and more. Google re-launched its Android Market under the moniker of Google Play last March. Looking to create a more comprehensive source for movies, apps, music, and e-books, the Internet giant decided to fold Google Music and Google eBookstore into one store.